Notepad's new Markdown powers served with a side of RCE

Microsoft patches concerning Windows 11 Notepad security flaw - Markdown issues could have let hackers slip in malware without warning

Microsoft Patch Tuesday addresses high-severity flaw in Windows 11 Notepad that enabled remote code execution attacks.

Windows 11 Notepad flaw let files execute silently via Markdown links

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Microsoft fixes Notepad flaw that could trick users into clicking malicious Markdown links

Microsoft has fixed a serious security vulnerability affecting Markdown files in Notepad. In the company's Tuesday patch notes, Microsoft says a bad actor could carry out a remote code execution attack by tricking users "into clicking a malicious link inside a Markdown file opened in Notepad," as reported earlier by The Register. Clicking the link would "launch unverified protocols," allowing attackers to remotely load and execute malicious file…

Bloat Risk? Microsoft's Notepad Upgrade Also Introduced a Vulnerability

The flaw exploits Notepad’s recently added support for Markdown, a formatting language used on websites and in files, to run malicious code on a Windows PC.

Unwanted AI upgrade to Windows Notepad created a serious security flaw

According to Microsoft's release notes, the update fixes 25 elevation of privilege flaws, 12 remote code execution vulnerabilities, three denial of service vulnerabilities, five security feature bypass exploits, six information disclosure bugs, and seven spoofing vulnerabilities. Six of the vulnerabilities were rated "Critical," while the rest were marked as "Severe."Read Entire Article

Notepad's new Markdown powers served with a side of RCE

: Smug faces across all those who opposed the WordPad-ification of Microsoft's humble text editor