The vulnerability comes from the way Notepad handles Markdown hyperlinks. Attackers craft malicious .md files with embedded links that trigger unverified protocol handlers when users click them, ...
High-severity flaw fixed in Windows 11 Notepad ...
Microsoft has fixed a "remote code execution" vulnerability in Windows 11 Notepad that allowed attackers to execute local or remote programs by tricking users into clicking specially crafted Markdown ...
Microsoft has patched the Windows Notepad remote code execution vulnerability CVE-2026-20841, warning users to install ...
At the risk of going into old-man-yells-at-cloud mode, I remember when Notepad was the most basic text editor around. Some ...