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A remote code execution vulnerability has been found in Microslop Notepad (msrc.microsoft.com)
submitted 3 days ago by als@lemmy.blahaj.zone to c/technology@lemmy.world
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They finally did it. Microsoft has successfully over-engineered a text editor into a threat vector.

This CVE is an 8.8 severity RCE in Notepad of all things.

Apparently, the "innovation" of adding markdown support came with the ability of launching unverified protocols that load and execute remote files.

We have reached a point where the simple act of opening a .md file in a native utility can compromise your system.

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[–] FaceDeer@fedia.io 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

An attacker could trick a user into clicking a malicious link inside a Markdown file opened in Notepad

So you can give someone a Markdown file with a link to an application, and if they click the link the application runs.

Markdown supports links, yeah.

[–] echodot@feddit.uk 3 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (3 children)

But Notepad doesn't, so it shouldn't render .md files, it should just show the markdown code.

They keep adding stuff to notepad that no one was asking for. Like tabs and saving on exit, which breaks the workflow of having notepad be a throwaway scratch pad.

[–] NotMyOldRedditName@lemmy.world 5 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Notepad saves on exit now? Wtf.

[–] andxz@lemmy.world 4 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Have been for a while now. In neat (read: horrible) little tabs that never go away unless you manually force them to.

[–] ChristerMLB@piefed.social 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

dude, Notepad even has Copilot now

[–] NotMyOldRedditName@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

I never ~~upgraded~~ downgraded to Win11 so I haven't seen a lot of this BS.

[–] ChristerMLB@piefed.social 1 points 1 day ago

yeah, I switched to Linux on my personal computers once I noticed ads in the start menu, my work computer has win11, though

[–] Taleya@aussie.zone 0 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

Fucking hell i have notepad++ for that shit.

Average users don't need that functionality , and those that do already don't use notepad for it

[–] abysmalpoptart@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I... Have some really unfortunate news for you

[–] Taleya@aussie.zone 0 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Jokes on you I haven't updated that program since 2019.

edit: an number

[–] PoopingCough@lemmy.world -1 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

Funnily enough, you used as an example the only new feature I actually like and rely on. I use it for things like PWs for shared service accounts (dont @ me, I know it's bad practice and our org does have a pw manager but these accounts aren't managed by it and I am not in control of them)

Also useful for things that are needed temporarily but I dont know how long that 'temporary' is going to be.

[–] jj4211@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

keeppassxc for local password manager. More secure and more helpful UI for that very purpose, also can hold your top and let you ctrl-t the current number into to clipboard.

[–] PoopingCough@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago

Good advice, but unfortuntlately my org is pretty strict about using unnaproved software and that's definitely not on the approved list lol