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Notepad++ Download of Code Without Integrity Check Vulnerability

https://notepad-plus-plus.org/news/clarification-security-incident/ ; https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/topic/27298/notepad-v8-8-9-vulnerability-fix ; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-15556

CVE-2025-15556Published 5 months agoSource: CISA KEV

Affected packages

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Exploit signal

Known exploited (CISA KEV)
Yes
EPSS score
1.27%
EPSS percentile
66.9%

EPSS is the probability a CVE is exploited in the wild; percentile is its rank among all CVEs. This advisory is in the top 67%.

Sources

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