title: NotePad++ dbghelp.exe uncontrolled search path
description: A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in NotePad++ up to 8.1. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the file dbghelp.exe. The manipulation leads to uncontrolled search path. An attack has to be approached locally. The identifier VDB-246421 was assigned to this vulnerability. NOTE: The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.
problem types: CWE-427 Uncontrolled Search Path
affected:
{
vendor: n/a
product: NotePad++
versions:
version: 8.0, status: affected
version: 8.1, status: affected
}
metrics:
cvssV3_1: [
version: 3.1
baseScore: 5.3
vectorString: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
baseSeverity: MEDIUM
]