CVE-2019-16294
HIGH
7.8
CVSS Score
Published: September 14, 2019 at 03:39 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 02:22 AM UTC
2 products affected across 2 vendorsNotepad++Scintilla
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Severity
HIGH7.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 10%
Description
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.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
v < 7.7
Affected range stops below 7.7, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
All versions
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (4)
x_refsource_MISCThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
Source: [email protected]
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154706/Notepad-Code-Execution-Denial-Of-Service.htmlx_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://github.com/bi7s/CVE/tree/master/CVE-2019-16294x_refsource_MISCRelease NotesVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://notepad-plus-plus.org/download/v7.7.htmlx_refsource_MISCRelease NotesVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://www.scintilla.org/ScintillaHistory.htmlCVSS
- Attack Vector
- LOCAL
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- NONE
- User Interaction
- REQUIRED
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- HIGH
- Integrity
- HIGH
- Availability
- HIGH
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-787
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