CVE-2026-42214
Notepad Next is a cross-platform, reimplementation of Notepad++. Prior to version 0.14, NotepadNext's detectLanguageFromExtension() function interpolates a file's extension directly into a Lua script without sanitization. An attacker can craft a filename whose extension contains Lua code, which executes automatically when the victim opens the file in NotepadNext. Because luaL_openlibs() is called unconditionally, the full os, io, and package libraries are available to the injected code, enabling arbitrary command execution. This issue has been patched in version 0.14.
CVSS
- Versión: 3.1
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Puntuación base: 7.8
Probabilidad de explotación (EPSS)
- Probabilidad de explotación en los próximos 30 días: 0.28%
- Percentil entre todas las CVEs puntuadas: 19
- Fecha de la puntuación: 6/10/2026
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, de FIRST) estima la probabilidad de que una vulnerabilidad sea explotada en 30 días. Complementa a CVSS (impacto) y a CISA KEV (explotación confirmada).
🎯 Técnicas ATT&CK
Cómo se explota esta vulnerabilidad y qué consigue el atacante, en el lenguaje de MITRE ATT&CK.
- Explotación
T1203Exploitation for Client Executionexecution95 % - Impacto principal
T1059Command and Scripting Interpreterexecution90 % - Impacto secundario
T1565.001Stored Data Manipulationimpact70 %
AV:L + UI:R indica ejecución en cliente (abrir archivo preparado). Lua inyectado en extensión ejecuta código arbitrario (os, io, package libs). CWE-94 (improper control of generation/use of code) con interpolación sin sanitizar confirma inyección de código.
Inferido por nuestro agente de análisis a partir de la descripción oficial, el vector CVSS y la CWE, y comprobado por un supervisor. Puede contener errores.
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Tecnologías afectadas (1)
CWE
- CWE-94
Referencias
- https://github.com/dail8859/NotepadNext/commit/f3ca1b10aca52f05fd7f4f5ebf9b566d6cd95ccc
- https://github.com/dail8859/NotepadNext/releases/tag/v0.14
- https://github.com/dail8859/NotepadNext/security/advisories/GHSA-m5fq-c9x5-w54g
- https://github.com/dail8859/NotepadNext/security/advisories/GHSA-m5fq-c9x5-w54g
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