The search for a Linux Notepad replacement ends with this unassuming app.
You can infect your PC with malware without ever leaving Notepad, thanks to recent updates and additions. Hooray.
Users could be tricked into running arbitrary code, but the issue was patched last week.
According to Microsoft's release notes, the update fixes 25 elevation of privilege flaws, 12 remote code execution ...
Microsoft has fixed a serious security vulnerability affecting Markdown files in Notepad. In the company’s Tuesday patch ...
The vulnerability comes from the way Notepad handles Markdown hyperlinks. Attackers craft malicious .md files with embedded ...
Clicking the malicious links could launch "unverified protocols." ...
Microsoft has patched the Windows Notepad remote code execution vulnerability CVE-2026-20841, warning users to install February 2026 updates to block exploits.
The flaw exploits Notepad’s recently added support for Markdown, a formatting language used on websites and in files, to run malicious code on a Windows PC.