Is CVE-2023-40031 actively exploited?

CVE-2023-40031 has no public evidence of in-the-wild exploitation as of 2024-11-21.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2023-40031?

CVE-2023-40031 has a CVSS score of 7.8 (HIGH severity). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

How do I patch CVE-2023-40031?

Patch guidance is available from notepad-plus-plus security advisories. CVEDatabase generates AI-assisted remediation guidance on demand for CVE-2023-40031.

Which products are affected by CVE-2023-40031?

1 product: notepad-plus-plus notepad\+\+.

Fix CVE-2023-40031 - HIGH notepad-plus-plus notepad\+\+

Description

Notepad++ is a free and open-source source code editor. Versions 8.5.6 and prior are vulnerable to heap buffer write overflow in `Utf8_16_Read::convert`. This issue may lead to arbitrary code execution. As of time of publication, no known patches are available in existing versions of Notepad++.

CVSS Metrics

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector: local
Complexity: low
Privileges: none
User Action: required
Scope: unchanged
Confidentiality: high
Integrity: high
Availability: high
Weaknesses: CWE-120 CWE-122

Metadata

Primary Vendor: NOTEPAD-PLUS-PLUS
Published: 8/25/2023
Last Modified: 11/21/2024
Source: NIST NVD
Note: Verify all details with official vendor sources before applying patches.

CVE-2023-40031

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