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There's a remote code execution vulnerability in Notepad which is leveraged via the recently introduced formatting abilities to make tables in the app.
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Notepad's new Markdown powers served with a side of remote code execution
Smug faces across all those who opposed the WordPad-ification of Microsoft's humble text editor Just months after Microsoft ...
The flaw exploits Notepad’s recently added support for Markdown, a formatting language used on websites and in files, to run malicious code on a Windows PC.
Microsoft has patched the Windows Notepad remote code execution vulnerability CVE-2026-20841, warning users to install February 2026 updates to block exploits.
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