CVE-2019-16294

SciLexer.dll in Scintilla in Notepad++ (x64) before 7.7 allows remote code execution or denial of service via Unicode characters in a crafted .ml file.

CVSS v3.1 NVD

7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v2.0 NVD

6.8 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

EPSS

9.83% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 96th percentile

Published

2019-09-14

Updated

2024-08-05

Proof-of-concept exploits (1)

• bi7s/CVE/tree/master/CVE-2019-1629436★ · 2026-07-15

ExploitDB entries (1)

• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/47393

Security advisories

• https://notepad-plus-plus.org/download/v7.7.html
• https://www.scintilla.org/ScintillaHistory.html
• http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154706/Notepad-Code-Execution-Denial-Of-Service.html

References

• CVE Record
• NVD entry

Related

• CVE-2019-15943