Notepad++ 8.9.2 fixes update hijack exploited to deliver malware, patches RCE flaw, and hardens WinGUp security.

A command injection flaw in the Windows Notepad App now gives remote attackers a path to execute code over a network, turning one of the most familiar programs on any PC into a potential entry point ...

Infrastructure delivering updates for Notepad++—a widely used text editor for Windows—was compromised for six months by ...

Microsoft patches CVE-2026-20841, a high-severity Windows Notepad flaw that could allow code execution via malicious Markdown ...

Smug faces across all those who opposed the WordPad-ification of Microsoft's humble text editor Just months after Microsoft ...

Users could be tricked into running arbitrary code, but the issue was patched last week.

Windows Latest has learned that Microsoft is adding image support to Notepad on Windows 11, and sources told us that the ...

PCWorld reports that Microsoft is adding image support to Notepad, bringing a feature previously exclusive to WordPad to the basic text editor. The update includes a dedicated image button in the ...

Notepad++ has adopted a "double-lock" design for its update mechanism to address recently exploited security gaps that ...

Why can't it just be a basic text editor?!

TL;DR: Microsoft Notepad for Windows 11 now supports table creation with an easy toolbar grid and enhanced AI-powered Write, Rewrite, and Summarize tools for faster text generation. While these ...

Notepad has quietly evolved over the past few years, and image support could mark its biggest shift yet, especially after Microsoft removed WordPad from Windows and left a gap for richer editing. The ...