Windows Notepad is now complex enough to have a serious security flaw

You can infect your PC with malware without ever leaving Notepad, thanks to recent updates and additions. Hooray.
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Notepad's new Markdown powers served with a side of remote code execution

Smug faces across all those who opposed the WordPad-ification of Microsoft's humble text editor Just months after Microsoft ...

Microsoft patches Notepad flaw that could let attackers hijack Windows PCs

Microsoft just patched a serious vulnerability in Notepad for Windows that could allow hackers to take control of victims' ...
Cybernews

Critical Notepad vulnerability reignites criticism of Microsoft’s forced AI features

A critical remote code execution vulnerability found in the AI-upgraded Windows 11 Notepad has fueled renewed criticism of Microsoft's forced AI feature creep.
PCMag

Bloat Risk? Microsoft's Notepad Upgrade Also Introduced a Vulnerability

The flaw exploits Notepad’s recently added support for Markdown, a formatting language used on websites and in files, to run malicious code on a Windows PC.

Unwanted AI upgrade to Windows Notepad created a serious security flaw

According to Microsoft's release notes, the update fixes 25 elevation of privilege flaws, 12 remote code execution vulnerabilities, three denial of service vulnerabilities, five security feature ...

Notepad++ users take note: It’s time to check if you’re hacked

Infrastructure delivering updates for Notepad++—a widely used text editor for Windows—was compromised for six months by ...