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Notepad++ Zero-Click RCE via Path Traversal (CVE-2026-52884)

story by ringzeropirate · 2026-06-10 · 20 comments

The only way you can consider this a mistake is by not having read the github comments here: https://github.com/notepad-plus-plus/notepad-plus-plus/issue...

comment by adamtulinius · 2026-05-04 · in Trademark violation: Fake Notepad++ for Mac

The latest issue comment from Don Ho is lookin' fiery! I love me some open source drama... https://github.com/notepad-plus-plus/notepad-plus-plus/issue... > Every day that website remains active, you are in further violation of the law. I…

comment by throwaway2037 · 2026-05-04 · in Trademark violation: Fake Notepad++ for Mac

…(aletik) is having the "brazen reaction"? From your link, I found aletik's first comment here: https://github.com/notepad-plus-plus/notepad-plus-plus/issue... When I first read about the MacOS port from HN, I also assumed it was blessed by…

comment by throwaway2037 · 2026-05-04 · in Trademark violation: Fake Notepad++ for Mac

Using the trademark is one thing. The authors brazen reaction another: https://github.com/notepad-plus-plus/notepad-plus-plus/issue...

comment by FinnKuhn · 2026-05-04 · in Trademark violation: Fake Notepad++ for Mac

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Unauthorized macOS port claiming Don Ho as an author?

story by jethronethro · 2026-05-04 · 2 comments

How can Microsoft legally do that? Notepad++ is GPL-licensed open source. It's on Github.[1] [1] https://github.com/notepad-plus-plus/notepad-plus-plus

comment by Animats · 2026-02-07 · in Microsoft account bugs locked me out of Notepad – Are thin clients ruining PCs?

…check if they were targeted, if they still have the downloaded file. 8.8.1 is here, for example - https://github.com/notepad-plus-plus/notepad-plus-plus/relea...

comment by FatalLogic · 2026-02-02 · in Notepad++ hijacked by state-sponsored actors

…a low privileged user can run the installer in a contrived manner to achieve privilege escalation. https://github.com/notepad-plus-plus/notepad-plus-plus/secur... So for my personal install, nothing to worry about here...

comment by gertlex · 2025-06-30 · in High-Severity Vulnerability in Notepad++

…instance, Notepad++ is GPLv3[0] and WINE platinum rating[1]; why shouldn't it be on flathub? [0] https://github.com/notepad-plus-plus/notepad-plus-plus/blob/... [1] https://appdb.winehq.org/objectManager.php?sClass=applicatio...

comment by yjftsjthsd-h · 2025-03-30 · in Convert Linux to Windows

…on whether notepad-plus-plus.org was a legitimate domain: this is the strongest proof I've found: https://github.com/notepad-plus-plus/notepad-plus-plus/blob/...

comment by kreetx · 2024-04-08 · in Notepad++: Help us to take down the parasite website

…but it'd help the community as a whole with less duplication of work and deliver more features. https://github.com/notepad-plus-plus/notepad-plus-plus

comment by shnkr · 2024-03-28 · in NotepadNext – a cross-platform reimplementation of Notepad++

…through the notepad++ source to find/confirm it. It's been a favorite of mine ever since. [0] https://github.com/notepad-plus-plus/notepad-plus-plus/blob/...

comment by daveslash · 2022-11-08 · in CS quotes found while browsing Notepad++'s code

https://github.com/notepad-plus-plus/notepad-plus-plus/blob/... It's just the Space Invaders ASCII art. But fun, good times. :)

comment by recuter · 2022-11-08 · in CS quotes found while browsing Notepad++'s code

lol.. https://github.com/notepad-plus-plus/notepad-plus-plus/blob/...

comment by mitnk · 2022-11-08 · in CS quotes found while browsing Notepad++'s code

Permalink: https://github.com/notepad-plus-plus/notepad-plus-plus/blob/...

comment by quickthrower2 · 2022-11-08 · in CS quotes found while browsing Notepad++'s code

Adding #L7102 to the URL gets you straight to the quotes: https://github.com/notepad-plus-plus/notepad-plus-plus/blob/...

comment by divbzero · 2022-11-08 · in CS quotes found while browsing Notepad++'s code

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CS quotes found while browsing Notepad++'s code

story by prvt · 2022-11-08 · 168 comments

…2. https://github.com/emacs-mirror/emacs 3. https://github.com/xi-editor/xi-editor 4. https://github.com/notepad-plus-plus/notepad-plus-plus 5. https://github.com/helix-editor/helix

comment by svnpenn · 2022-10-11 · in New Patterns for Apps

https://github.com/notepad-plus-plus/notepad-plus-plus

comment by dindresto · 2022-04-08 · in NotepadNext: A cross-platform reimplementation of Notepad++

I created a pull request to change this text. Let's hope it'll be accepted ;) https://github.com/notepad-plus-plus/notepad-plus-plus/pull/...

comment by sandreas · 2022-04-08 · in NotepadNext: A cross-platform reimplementation of Notepad++

There seems to be at least one person agreeing with you: https://github.com/notepad-plus-plus/notepad-plus-plus/issue...

comment by lancebeet · 2022-04-08 · in NotepadNext: A cross-platform reimplementation of Notepad++

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JSON is not highlighting any color

story by booleandilemma · 2021-08-29 · 0 comments

…can find all of the texts inside the source code of Notepad++ starting from line 6979 located here: https://github.com/notepad-plus-plus/notepad-plus-plus/blob/...

comment by NKosmatos · 2021-08-25 · in Random Quote Generator in Notepad++ (2017)

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Notepad++ drops Bing after “tank man” censorship

story by FridayoLeary · 2021-06-07 · 174 comments

My only wish for a new Notepad++ release would be to handle multi-monitor high DPI properly. https://github.com/notepad-plus-plus/notepad-plus-plus/issue...

comment by daveoc64 · 2021-06-07 · in Notepad++ v8 release

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Remove Microsoft Bing from search engines for Search on Internet command

story by chha · 2021-06-07 · 1 comment

…Notepad++ specifically only looks for SciLexer.dll in the same directory as the executable itself: https://github.com/notepad-plus-plus/notepad-plus-plus/commi... > it wasn't that some bored attacker took the long way around for fun. There…

comment by nemetroid · 2020-04-18 · in DLL hijacking vulnerabilities in Nirsoft tools

…a spam war on Notepad++'s github. They still spammed its repository until 9 days ago. E.g: https://github.com/notepad-plus-plus/notepad-plus-plus/issue...

comment by sgn · 2019-12-11 · in Notepad++ v7.8.2: Free Uyghur

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Notepad++ – Remove China-Related Issues

story by CasperDern · 2019-11-02 · 1 comment

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The Tiananmen Square Protests of 1989

story by wei_jok · 2019-11-01 · 0 comments

Looks like the Issues page is being filled with messages from supporters and detractors alike. https://github.com/notepad-plus-plus/notepad-plus-plus/issue... Edit: Pull Requests too: https://github.com/notepad-plus-plus/notepad-plus-plus/p…

comment by BitwiseFool · 2019-10-30 · in Notepad++ 7.8.1 Release “free-uyghur-edition”

The issues page is https://github.com/notepad-plus-plus/notepad-plus-plus/issue... . Spam started 16 hours ago with issue #6286. The issue count stands at #7480 at the moment. ~1200 issues in 16 hours!

comment by vyuh · 2019-10-30 · in Notepad++ repository is being spammed after “Free Uyghur” release

https://web.archive.org/web/20191030102751/https://github.co... A pretty funny suggestion. I notice a lot of anti China copypasta spam in the issues also.

comment by amiga-workbench · 2019-10-30 · in Notepad++ repository is being spammed after “Free Uyghur” release

Their poor issue tracker https://github.com/notepad-plus-plus/notepad-plus-plus/issue... after they published this: https://notepad-plus-plus.org/news/v781-free-uyghur-edition/

comment by jordigh · 2019-10-30 · in Notepad++ repository is being spammed after “Free Uyghur” release

…be changed to point to the issues page, otherwise people won't understand why this was posted: https://github.com/notepad-plus-plus/notepad-plus-plus/issue...

comment by klroieu · 2019-10-30 · in Notepad++ 7.8.1 Release “free-uyghur-edition”

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Notepad++ repository is being spammed after “Free Uyghur” release

story by Reventlov · 2019-10-30 · 34 comments

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Notepad++ 7.8.1 Release “free-uyghur-edition”

story by anichale · 2019-10-30 · 11 comments

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Stand with notepad plus plus developer

story by jordigh · 2019-10-30 · 2 comments

This is the state of their issue tracker at the moment: https://github.com/notepad-plus-plus/notepad-plus-plus/issue...

comment by andrepd · 2019-10-30 · in Notepad++ v7.8.1 “Free Uyghur Edition”

…some humor before with a well-known easter egg: Type Random, select the word and hit F1. [1] [1] https://github.com/notepad-plus-plus/notepad-plus-plus/blob/...

comment by zubspace · 2019-10-30 · in Notepad++ issues attacked by Chinese commenters

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Notepad++ issues attacked by Chinese commenters

story by shp0ngle · 2019-10-30 · 109 comments

Notepad++ is written in C++. https://github.com/notepad-plus-plus/notepad-plus-plus

comment by pjmlp · 2018-12-01 · in Atom 1.33

…if the cert issuer is a trusted root CA and then they check that the subject name is "Notepad++" https://github.com/notepad-plus-plus/notepad-plus-plus/commi...

comment by landr0id · 2017-03-08 · in Notepad++ V 7.3.3 – Fix CIA Hacking Notepad++ Issue

…huge files. I'm not sure how it compares to Sublime Text, but Notepad++ is already open source: https://github.com/notepad-plus-plus/notepad-plus-plus

comment by Nition · 2016-12-05 · in Disassembling Sublime Text

Doesn't look like it was too bad of a way to add an "easter egg" - https://github.com/notepad-plus-plus/notepad-plus-plus/commi...

comment by voltagex_ · 2015-06-15 · in Notepad++ leaves SourceForge

https://github.com/notepad-plus-plus/notepad-plus-plus/relea...

comment by iancarroll · 2015-06-15 · in Notepad++ leaves SourceForge

They moved to github( https://github.com/notepad-plus-plus/notepad-plus-plus ). It wasn't obvious from the link.

comment by jotux · 2015-06-15 · in Notepad++ leaves SourceForge