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CVE-2008-3436

HIGH · CVSS 7.5 EPSS 1.84%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2008-08-01 · Last synced 2026-08-04

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CVE
CVE-2008-3436
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
7.5
EPSS
1.84%

Original NVD Description

The GUP generic update process in Notepad++ before 4.8.1 does not properly verify the authenticity of updates, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to execute arbitrary code via a Trojan horse update, as demonstrated by evilgrade and DNS cache poisoning.