CVE-2026-46710

HIGHNVD 7.87.8—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

This high-severity CVE scores 7.8 under NVD CVSS v3. EPSS exploit probability: 0.1%, top 99% of all CVEs by exploit prediction. GitHub Security Advisory data not yet ingested — confidence will rise once GHSA publishes (typical lag: hours to days for open-source ecosystem CVEs; never for infrastructure-only CVEs).

Triggered by: NVD CVSS baseline
Sources: epss, nvd
7.8
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: 0%CVSS: 7.8Exploit: NoneExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

Notepad++ is a free and open-source source code editor. From 8.9.4 until 8.9.6, Notepad++ contains a local privilege escalation vulnerability in the installer. During installation, the installer invokes powershell.exe without using an absolute path after setting the working directory to the installation contextMenu directory. If an attacker can pre-place a malicious powershell.exe in a user-writable custom installation directory, and a privileged user later runs the installer and selects that directory, the attacker-controlled executable is launched with the elevated privileges of the installer. This vulnerability is fixed in 8.9.6.

CVSS v3
7.8
EG Score
7.8(medium)
EPSS
1.4%
KEV
Not listed

Published

June 26, 2026

Last Modified

June 29, 2026

Advisory Details (2)

Auto-updated Jun 26, 2026
Patch available. Sources: github_commit, github.
github Patch Available

Privilege Escalation in Notepad++ v8.9.4 & v8.9.5 Installer via Uncontrolled Executable Search Path · Advisory · notepad-plus-plus/notepad-plus-plus · GitHub

https://github.com/notepad-plus-plus/notepad-plus-plus/security/advisories/GHSA-6f8f-vmfc-r8c5
github_commit

commit 1d4aabe2102d (notepad-plus-plus/notepad-plus-plus)

Fix landed in notepad-plus-plus/notepad-plus-plus commit 1d4aabe2102d — awaiting tagged release

https://github.com/notepad-plus-plus/notepad-plus-plus/commit/1d4aabe2102d982667ead2dd974bee5e0b1f2d9c

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 18× in last 7d / 46× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

  1. 2026-07-12 05:46 UTCEPSS rescore
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  1. 2026-07-02 10:55 UTCEG score recompute
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  8. 2026-06-29 22:15 UTCEG score recompute▲ 0.30
  9. 2026-06-29 21:26 UTCNVD updateCVSS v3 → 7.8
  10. 2026-06-29 14:06 UTCEPSS rescore
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  21. 2026-06-26 21:42 UTCNVD updatefirst tracked

Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-46710?
CVE-2026-46710 is a high vulnerability published on June 26, 2026. Notepad++ is a free and open-source source code editor. From 8.9.4 until 8.9.6, Notepad++ contains a local privilege escalation vulnerability in the installer. During installation, the installer invokes powershell.exe without using an absolute path after setting the working directory to the…
When was CVE-2026-46710 disclosed?
CVE-2026-46710 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on June 26, 2026, with the most recent update on June 29, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-46710 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-46710 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 1.4% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-46710?
CVE-2026-46710 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.8 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-46710?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-46710, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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