CVE-2026-20841

high · 7.8

Improper neutralization of special elements used in a command ('command injection') in Windows Notepad App allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code locally.

7.8

CVSS

11.8%

EPSS (exploit prob.)

96th

EPSS percentile

2026-02-10

Published

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weaknesses

CWE-77

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions
microsoft	windows_notepad	< 11.2510

Check a specific version with /api/v1/cve/match.

References

https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-20841
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46971516

Query this programmatically:

curl https://evil-db.io/api/v1/cve/CVE-2026-20841