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PoC Released for Windows Notepad Vulnerability that Enables Malicious Command Execution

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PoC Released for Windows Notepad Vulnerability that Enables Malicious Command Execution

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Cybersecurity@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 6 days ago

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Microsoft has patched a high-severity remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability in the modern Windows Notepad application, tracked as CVE-2026-20841, as part of its February 2026 Patch Tuesday release cycle.

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No. Regular notepad.exe does not have vulnerabilities.

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