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CVE-2026-2538

HIGH · CVSS 7 EPSS 0.16% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2026-02-16 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a high severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.0. Public exploit code or proof-of-concept references have been detected in its references.

Public Exploit Signal

A public exploit, PoC, GitHub repository or Metasploit reference was detected for this CVE.

Detected Signals
exploit
GitHub PoC Links

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CVE
CVE-2026-2538
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
7
EPSS
0.16%

Original NVD Description

A security flaw has been discovered in Flos Freeware Notepad2 4.2.22/4.2.23/4.2.24/4.2.25. Affected is an unknown function in the library Msimg32.dll. Performing a manipulation results in uncontrolled search path. Attacking locally is a requirement. The attack's complexity is rated as high. The exploitability is told to be difficult. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.