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CVE Vulnerability Details :
CVE-2026-2538
PUBLISHED
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Assigner-VulDB
Assigner Org ID-1af790b2-7ee1-4545-860a-a788eba489b5
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Published At-16 Feb, 2026 | 06:02
Updated At-23 Feb, 2026 | 10:06
Rejected At-
▼CVE Numbering Authority (CNA)
Flos Freeware Notepad2 Msimg32.dll uncontrolled search path

A security flaw has been discovered in Flos Freeware Notepad2 4.2.22/4.2.23/4.2.24/4.2.25. Affected is an unknown function in the library Msimg32.dll. Performing a manipulation results in uncontrolled search path. Attacking locally is a requirement. The attack's complexity is rated as high. The exploitability is told to be difficult. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.

Affected Products
Vendor
Flos Freeware
Product
Notepad2
Versions
Affected
  • 4.2.22
  • 4.2.23
  • 4.2.24
  • 4.2.25
Problem Types
TypeCWE IDDescription
CWECWE-427Uncontrolled Search Path
CWECWE-426Untrusted Search Path
Type: CWE
CWE ID: CWE-427
Description: Uncontrolled Search Path
Type: CWE
CWE ID: CWE-426
Description: Untrusted Search Path
Metrics
VersionBase scoreBase severityVector
4.07.3HIGH
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X
3.17.0HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:X/RL:X/RC:R
3.07.0HIGH
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:X/RL:X/RC:R
2.06.0N/A
AV:L/AC:H/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C/E:ND/RL:ND/RC:UR
Version: 4.0
Base score: 7.3
Base severity: HIGH
Vector:
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X
Version: 3.1
Base score: 7.0
Base severity: HIGH
Vector:
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:X/RL:X/RC:R
Version: 3.0
Base score: 7.0
Base severity: HIGH
Vector:
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:X/RL:X/RC:R
Version: 2.0
Base score: 6.0
Base severity: N/A
Vector:
AV:L/AC:H/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C/E:ND/RL:ND/RC:UR
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Timeline
EventDate
Advisory disclosed2026-02-15 00:00:00
VulDB entry created2026-02-15 01:00:00
VulDB entry last update2026-02-20 07:24:21
Event: Advisory disclosed
Date: 2026-02-15 00:00:00
Event: VulDB entry created
Date: 2026-02-15 01:00:00
Event: VulDB entry last update
Date: 2026-02-20 07:24:21
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Rejected Reason

References
HyperlinkResource
https://vuldb.com/?id.346126
vdb-entry
https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.346126
signature
permissions-required
https://vuldb.com/?submit.749345
third-party-advisory
https://github.com/Cyber-Wo0dy/report/blob/main/notepad2/4.2.25/notepad2_dll_hijacking.md
related
Hyperlink: https://vuldb.com/?id.346126
Resource:
vdb-entry
Hyperlink: https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.346126
Resource:
signature
permissions-required
Hyperlink: https://vuldb.com/?submit.749345
Resource:
third-party-advisory
Hyperlink: https://github.com/Cyber-Wo0dy/report/blob/main/notepad2/4.2.25/notepad2_dll_hijacking.md
Resource:
related
▼Authorized Data Publishers (ADP)
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