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CVE-2026-85288— Notepad++: Shortcuts.xml macro HMAC bypass still reachable via the "Run a Macro Multiple Times" dialog

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notepad-plus-plus notepad-plus-plus
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Notepad++ is a free and open-source source code editor. Prior to 8.9.8, Notepad++ incompletely enforces shortcuts.xml HMAC validation because WM_MACRODLGRUNMACRO, the Run a Macro Multiple Times entry point, calls macroPlayback() without the validation used by

CVSS 6.7 · Medium

Affected Version Matrix 1

VendorProduct Version RangeStatus
notepad-plus-plus notepad-plus-plus < 8.9.8 affected
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I. Basic Information for CVE-2026-85288

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Vulnerability Title
Notepad++: Shortcuts.xml macro HMAC bypass still reachable via the "Run a Macro Multiple Times" dialog
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
Vulnerability Description
Notepad++ is a free and open-source source code editor. Prior to 8.9.8, Notepad++ incompletely enforces shortcuts.xml HMAC validation because WM_MACRODLGRUNMACRO, the Run a Macro Multiple Times entry point, calls macroPlayback() without the validation used by command(). A tampered shortcuts.xml macro that is blocked through the Macro menu or a shortcut key can therefore execute through the multi-run dialog and invoke internal Notepad++ commands, including commands that launch external programs, in the current user context. This issue is fixed in version 8.9.8.
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
CVSS Information
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
Vulnerability Type
OS命令中使用的特殊元素转义处理不恰当(OS命令注入)
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5

Affected Products

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notepad-plus-plus notepad-plus-plus < 8.9.8 -

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Other References for CVE-2026-85288 (4)

Same Patch Batch · notepad-plus-plus · 2026-09-22 · 6 CVEs total

CVE-2026-85279 8.6 HIGH Notepad++: Stack Buffer Overflow in Plugin Lexer Loading via Unchecked GetLexerCount() Ret
CVE-2026-77605 7.8 HIGH Notepad++ “Run by system” executes *.txt.cmd when user selected *.txt (target confusion →
CVE-2026-86054 7.8 HIGH Notepad++: Stack Buffer Overflow in `NppParameters::writeSession` via overlong session pat
CVE-2026-85995 7.3 HIGH Notepad++: Authenticode verification bypass allows modified updater execution
CVE-2026-86056 5.5 MEDIUM Notepad++: Null pointer dereference in NPPM_SAVESESSION message handler causes crash (DoS)

IV. Related Vulnerabilities

Same product: notepad-plus-plus
Same vendor: notepad-plus-plus
Same weakness: CWE-78

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