Notepad++: Null pointer dereference in NPPM_SAVESESSION message handler causes crash (DoS)
cve-program · CVE-2026-86056
PublishedNotepad++ is a free and open-source source code editor. Prior to 8.9.8, the NPPM_SAVESESSION handler in PowerEditor/src/NppBigSwitch.cpp converts lParam to a sessionInfo pointer and dereferences its nbFile, files, and sessionFilePathName members without checking for null. A process running at the same or a higher Windows integrity level on the same desktop can send NPPM_SAVESESSION with a null lParam, immediately terminating Notepad++ and causing denial of service and loss of unsaved documents. This issue is fixed in version 8.9.8.
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CVE-2026-86056 · CVE overview and exploitation status
cve-program · CVE-2026-86056
- https://github.com/notepad-plus-plus/notepad-plus-plus/security/advisories/GHSA-j85c-6wc9-p98p
- https://github.com/notepad-plus-plus/notepad-plus-plus/commit/8b33f52e7aa488b1222d3cfce5903a38dd63101f
- https://github.com/notepad-plus-plus/notepad-plus-plus/releases/tag/v8.9.8
- https://notepad-plus-plus.org/news/v898-released
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