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Notepad's new Markdown powers served with a side of remote code execution

Smug faces across all those who opposed the WordPad-ification of Microsoft's humble text editor Just months after Microsoft added Markdown support to Notepad, researchers have found the feature can be ...

Microsoft: Critical Security Issue Found in Windows Notepad

Microsoft patches CVE-2026-20841, a high-severity Windows Notepad flaw that could allow code execution via malicious Markdown ...
PC World

Windows Notepad is now complex enough to have a serious security flaw

PCWorld reports that Windows Notepad’s new Markdown support feature has introduced a serious remote code execution vulnerability with a high CVSS score of 8.8/7.7. The security flaw allows malicious ...
Windows Report

Critical Notepad Security Bug Could Execute Remote Scripts, Now Fixed

Microsoft fixes a high-severity Notepad RCE flaw tied to Markdown files. Install the latest updates to protect your PC.

Windows Notepad gets image support, becoming even more like WordPad

PCWorld reports that Microsoft is adding image support to Notepad, bringing a feature previously exclusive to WordPad to the ...