Vulnerability · CVE-2026-4546
A weakness has been identified in Flos Freeware Notepad2 4.2.25.
Published Mar 22, 2026 · catalog updated Jun 17, 2026 · A weakness has been
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No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-4546. EPSS is 0.21%. Act only if a listed version of A weakness has been is installed.
Gaps on this record
- The stored product name is a package slug. The name on this page is taken from the title (A weakness has been).
- No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
- Severity
- High7.3
- Known exploitation
- Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
- EPSS
- 0.21%
- Remediation
- Advisory link
- Affected products
- cpe flos-freeware/notepad2
A weakness has been identified in Flos Freeware Notepad2 4.2.25. This impacts an unknown function in the library TextShaping.dll. Executing a manipulation can lead to uncontrolled search path. The attack is restricted to local execution. The attack requires a high level of complexity. The exploitability is said to be difficult. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.
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- cpe flos-freeware/notepad24.2.25
How to fix CVE-2026-4546
Recommended remediation
A patch or advisory reference is linked. Open the original publisher for availability by product version.
Official advisories
What to do
Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.
Should you patch?
No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-4546. EPSS is 0.21%. Act only if a listed version of A weakness has been is installed.
Which versions are affected?
Compare what you have installed with 4.2.25. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.
What should an analyst verify?
CWE-426: Untrusted Search Path; CWE-427: Uncontrolled Search Path Element. EPSS 0.21%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.
Code
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No public source repository is identified for this product.
Timeline
Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.
Mar 22, 2026 · NIST NVD
Detected
A weakness has been identified in Flos Freeware Notepad2 4.2.25. This impacts an unknown function in the library TextShaping.dll. Executing a manipulation can lead to uncontrolled search path. The attack is restricted to local execution. The attack requires a high level of complexity. The exploitability is said to be difficult. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respo
Jun 17, 2026 · NIST NVD
Updated
A weakness has been identified in Flos Freeware Notepad2 4.2.25. This impacts an unknown function in the library TextShaping.dll. Executing a manipulation can lead to uncontrolled search path. The attack is restricted to local execution. The attack requires a high level of complexity. The exploitability is said to be difficult. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respo
Sources
- CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2026-4546
Official CVE identifier
cve.org - FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2026-4546
30-day exploitation probability 0.2%
first.org - NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2026-4546
A weakness has been identified in Flos Freeware Notepad2 4.2.25. This impacts an unknown function in the library TextShaping.dll. Executing a manipulation can lead to uncontrolled search path. The attack is restricted to local execution. The attack requires a high level of comple
nvd.nist.gov
References
Freshness
Last verified in this catalog Oct 18, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.