CVE-2025-56383
This CVE record is not being prioritized for NVD enrichment efforts due to resource or other concerns.
Notepad++ v8.8.3 has a DLL hijacking vulnerability, which can replace the original DLL file to execute malicious code. NOTE: this is disputed by multiple parties because the behavior only occurs when a user installs the product into a directory tree that allows write access by arbitrary unprivileged users.
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