Privilege Escalation bis User SYSTEM auf Windoze mittels installiertem Notepad++ (!)
Now, a new and severe threat has emerged. CVE-2025-49144 is a privilege escalation vulnerability discovered in Notepad++ version 8.8.1, which allows attackers to achieve SYSTEM-level access via a binary planting technique. With a proof-of-concept exploit already in the wild, millions of users are now exposed to the risk of full system compromise.