CVE-2008-3436

The GUP generic update process in Notepad++ before 4.8.1 does not properly verify the authenticity of updates, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to…

published August 1, 2008

CVSS
—
EPSS
2%
Percentile
78.7
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

The GUP generic update process in Notepad++ before 4.8.1 does not properly verify the authenticity of updates, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to execute arbitrary code via a Trojan horse update, as demonstrated by evilgrade and DNS cache poisoning.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.01840 · 78.7th percentile
Published
2008-08-01T14:00Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 01 AUG 14:00Z
    The GUP generic update process in Notepad++ before 4.8.1 does not properly verify the authenticity of updates, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to…
    cvelistv5