CVE-2017-8803

7.8 highEPSS 1.6%

Notepad++ 7.3.3 (32-bit) with Hex Editor Plugin v0.9.5 might allow user-assisted attackers to execute code via a crafted file, because of a "Data from Faulting Address controls Code Flow" issue. One threat model is a victim who obtains an untrusted crafted file from a remote location and issues several user-defined commands.

Severity

CVSS 3.1

7.8 high

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS: 1.6% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 76% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
CWE: CWE-119
Published: 2017-07-05
Modified: 2026-06-17
Record from: the NVD, synced 2026-10-19

Affected

mh-nexus:hex_editor

References

https://github.com/wlinzi/security_advisories/tree/master/CVE-2017-8803
https://github.com/wlinzi/security_advisories/tree/master/CVE-2017-8803

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