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        "cveId": "CVE-2026-85995",
        "assignerOrgId": "a0819718-46f1-4df5-94e2-005712e83aaa",
        "state": "PUBLISHED",
        "assignerShortName": "GitHub_M",
        "dateReserved": "2026-09-04T19:17:36.245Z",
        "datePublished": "2026-09-22T17:15:05.375Z",
        "dateUpdated": "2026-09-22T17:43:17.068Z"
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            "title": "Notepad++: Authenticode verification bypass allows modified updater execution",
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                        {
                            "cweId": "CWE-347",
                            "lang": "en",
                            "description": "CWE-347: Improper Verification of Cryptographic Signature",
                            "type": "CWE"
                        }
                    ]
                }
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                {
                    "cvssV3_1": {
                        "attackComplexity": "LOW",
                        "attackVector": "LOCAL",
                        "availabilityImpact": "HIGH",
                        "baseScore": 7.3,
                        "baseSeverity": "HIGH",
                        "confidentialityImpact": "HIGH",
                        "integrityImpact": "HIGH",
                        "privilegesRequired": "LOW",
                        "scope": "UNCHANGED",
                        "userInteraction": "REQUIRED",
                        "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
                        "version": "3.1"
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                {
                    "name": "https://github.com/notepad-plus-plus/notepad-plus-plus/security/advisories/GHSA-cx87-7hhq-m2j3",
                    "tags": [
                        "x_refsource_CONFIRM"
                    ],
                    "url": "https://github.com/notepad-plus-plus/notepad-plus-plus/security/advisories/GHSA-cx87-7hhq-m2j3"
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                {
                    "name": "https://github.com/notepad-plus-plus/notepad-plus-plus/commit/9edf40f725ce62b26c454905e39f0f7fdbbb3ffa",
                    "tags": [
                        "x_refsource_MISC"
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                    "url": "https://github.com/notepad-plus-plus/notepad-plus-plus/commit/9edf40f725ce62b26c454905e39f0f7fdbbb3ffa"
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                {
                    "name": "https://github.com/notepad-plus-plus/notepad-plus-plus/releases/tag/v8.9.8",
                    "tags": [
                        "x_refsource_MISC"
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                    "url": "https://github.com/notepad-plus-plus/notepad-plus-plus/releases/tag/v8.9.8"
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                {
                    "name": "https://notepad-plus-plus.org/news/v898-released",
                    "tags": [
                        "x_refsource_MISC"
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                    "url": "https://notepad-plus-plus.org/news/v898-released"
                }
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                {
                    "vendor": "notepad-plus-plus",
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                            "version": "< 8.9.8",
                            "status": "affected"
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                {
                    "lang": "en",
                    "value": "Notepad++ is a free and open-source source code editor. From 8.9.7 until 8.9.8, the Notepad++ updater and signature verification path can accept a modified GUP.exe file whose embedded certificate metadata remains present even though its Authenticode digest is invalid. An attacker who can replace or plant the updater-related file can cause Notepad++ to launch attacker-modified code when a user triggers the updater path, but the issue does not provide remote code execution by itself. This issue is fixed in version 8.9.8."
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                "advisory": "GHSA-cx87-7hhq-m2j3",
                "discovery": "UNKNOWN"
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                                "timestamp": "2026-09-22T17:35:40.027541Z",
                                "id": "CVE-2026-85995",
                                "options": [
                                    {
                                        "Exploitation": "none"
                                    },
                                    {
                                        "Automatable": "no"
                                    },
                                    {
                                        "Technical Impact": "total"
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                                "role": "CISA Coordinator",
                                "version": "2.0.3"
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                ],
                "title": "CISA ADP Vulnrichment",
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                    "shortName": "CISA-ADP",
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