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

At the risk of going into old-man-yells-at-cloud mode, I remember when Notepad was the most basic text editor around. Some ...

Microsoft has patched the Windows Notepad remote code execution vulnerability CVE-2026-20841, warning users to install February 2026 updates to block exploits.

Microsoft fixes a high-severity Notepad RCE flaw tied to Markdown files. Install the latest updates to protect your PC.

High-severity flaw fixed in Windows 11 Notepad ...

Microsoft said it recently fixed a security flaw in Notepad that could let an attacker download and run malicious code.

According to Microsoft's release notes, the update fixes 25 elevation of privilege flaws, 12 remote code execution ...

We need security everywhere. Terms like ‘encryption’ and ‘authorization’ have become common these days. But how about security on your notepad? Yes, we note many simple things on our text editor or ...