CVE-2026-4744
Notepad3 Bundled Oniguruma compile_string_node() Heap Buffer Overflow via Crafted Regex Pattern Allows Arbitrary Code Execution
CVE-2026-4744 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.3) in Rizone Soft Notepad3, published March 24, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.12%, the 2nd percentile. No source names a fixed version.
- Severity
- 9.3 CriticalCVSS 4.0, CVE List
- Exploit chance
- 0.12%EPSS, 2nd percentile
- Exploitation
- None knownNot on CISA’s or ENISA’s lists
- Fixed in
- No fix listedNo source names one
Description
Out-of-bounds Read vulnerability in rizonesoft Notepad3 (scintilla/oniguruma/src modules). This vulnerability is associated with program files regcomp.C.
This issue affects Notepad3: before 6.25.714.1.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Active
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
Affected products
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Notepad3 Bundled Oniguruma compile_string_node() Heap Buffer Overflow via Crafted Regex Pattern Allows Arbitrary Code Execution
Out-of-bounds Read vulnerability in rizonesoft Notepad3 (scintilla/oniguruma/src modules). This vulnerability is associated with program files regcomp.C.
This issue affects Notepad3: before 6.25.714.1.
- Record
CVE-2026-4744- CVSS 4.0
- 9.3 Critical
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/E:A/S:N/AU:N/R:U/V:D/RE:L/U:Amber - Weakness
- CWE-125
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2026-14702
Out-of-bounds Read vulnerability in rizonesoft Notepad3 (scintilla/oniguruma/src modules). This vulnerability is associated with program files regcomp.C.
This issue affects Notepad3: before 6.25.714.1.
- Record
EUVD-2026-14702- CVSS 4.0
- 9.3 Critical
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/E:A/S:N/AU:N/R:U/V:D/RE:L/U:Amber - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-wfh3-g987-f73h
Out-of-bounds Read vulnerability in rizonesoft Notepad3 (scintilla/oniguruma/src modules). This...
Out-of-bounds Read vulnerability in rizonesoft Notepad3 (scintilla/oniguruma/src modules). This vulnerability is associated with program files regcomp.C.
This issue affects Notepad3: before 6.25.714.1.
- Record
GHSA-wfh3-g987-f73h- CVSS 4.0
- 9.3 Critical
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/E:A/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:N/AU:N/R:U/V:D/RE:L/U:Amber - Weakness
- CWE-125
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Out-of-bounds Read vulnerability in rizonesoft Notepad3 (scintilla/oniguruma/src modules). This vulnerability is associated with program files regcomp.C.
This issue affects Notepad3: before 6.25.714.1.
- Record
CVE-2026-4744- CVSS 4.0
- 9.3 Critical
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/E:A/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:N/AU:N/R:U/V:D/RE:L/U:Amber - Weakness
- CWE-125
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
Notepad3 Bundled Oniguruma compile_string_node() Heap Buffer Overflow via Crafted Regex Pattern Allows Arbitrary Code Execution
Out-of-bounds Read vulnerability in rizonesoft Notepad3 (scintilla/oniguruma/src modules). This vulnerability is associated with program files regcomp.C.
This issue affects Notepad3: before 6.25.714.1.
- Record
CVE-2026-4744- CVSS 4.0
- 9.3 Critical
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/E:A/S:N/AU:N/R:U/V:D/RE:L/U:Amber - Weakness
- CWE-125
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.