{
  "affected": [
    {
      "ranges": [
        {
          "database_specific": {
            "extracted_events": [
              {
                "introduced": "Notepad3"
              },
              {
                "fixed": "6.25.822.1"
              }
            ],
            "source": "DESCRIPTION"
          },
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "9e2fa9f658491c950e6bb88d3873f91213df337d"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "9a2d829ddb0e371c4de4864b924573b5c871fdee"
            }
          ],
          "repo": "https://github.com/rizonesoft/notepad3",
          "type": "GIT"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cna_assigner": "mitre",
    "osv_generated_from": "https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/38xxx/CVE-2026-38972.json"
  },
  "details": "Notepad3 through 6.25.822.1 contains a DLL search-order hijacking vulnerability in the About-dialog code path in src/Notepad3.c. The application calls LoadLibrary(L\"MSFTEDIT.DLL\") with a bare DLL name, which allows a local attacker to place a malicious MSFTEDIT.DLL in the application directory or another preferred DLL search location and achieve arbitrary code execution in the context of the user when the About dialog is opened.",
  "id": "CVE-2026-38972",
  "modified": "2026-08-04T11:30:48.899274976Z",
  "published": "2026-07-02T00:00:00Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/38xxx/CVE-2026-38972.json"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-38972"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://github.com/rizonesoft/Notepad3/issues/5605"
    },
    {
      "type": "FIX",
      "url": "https://github.com/rizonesoft/Notepad3/pull/5606"
    },
    {
      "type": "PACKAGE",
      "url": "https://github.com/rizonesoft/Notepad3"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.8.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ]
}