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CVE Number Vulnerability Product Severity Date
CVE-2025-15556 Notepad++ WinGUp Updater Lacks Update Integrity Verification Notepad++ High 18-08-2026

Technical Information

When using the WinGUp updater, contain an update integrity verification vulnerability where downloaded update metadata and installers are not cryptographically verified. An attacker able to intercept or redirect update traffic can cause the updater to download and execute an attacker-controlled installer, resulting in arbitrary code execution with the privileges of the user.

Patch release date: Feb 2, 2026
Further information on this vulnerability is available at : CVE-2026-15556″”When using the WinGUp updater, contain an update integrity verification vulnerability where downloaded update metadata and installers are not cryptographically verified. An attacker able to intercept or redirect update traffic can cause the updater to download and execute an attacker-controlled installer, resulting in arbitrary code execution with the privileges of the user.

Patch release date: Feb 2, 2026
Further information on this vulnerability is available at : CVE-2026-15556

Affected Software

Notepad++ < 8.8.9