CVE-2022-31902
Notepad++ v8.4.1 was discovered to contain a stack overflow via the component Finder::add().
Notepad++ v8.4.1 was discovered to contain a stack overflow via the component Finder::add().
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Notepad++ v8.4.1 was discovered to contain a stack overflow via the component Finder::add().
- Record
CVE-2022-31902- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-787
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List
Notepad++ v8.4.1 was discovered to contain a stack overflow via the component Finder::add().
- Record
CVE-2022-31902- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-787
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-53226
Notepad++ v8.4.1 was discovered to contain a stack overflow via the component Finder::add().
- Record
EUVD-2022-53226- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-893r-9r35-x6c2
Notepad++ v8.4.1 was discovered to contain a stack overflow via the component Finder::add().
Notepad++ v8.4.1 was discovered to contain a stack overflow via the component Finder::add().
- Record
GHSA-893r-9r35-x6c2- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-787
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
Notepad++ v8.4.1 was discovered to contain a stack overflow via the component Finder::add().
- Record
CVE-2022-31902- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| PoC in GitHub | CDACesec/CVE-2022-31902 | 2022-07-11 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV, PoC in GitHub |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2022-31902 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.5) in Notepad-plus-plus Notepad\+\+, published February 1, 2023. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.52%, the 44th percentile. No source names a fixed version.