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

At the risk of going into old-man-yells-at-cloud mode, I remember when Notepad was the most basic text editor around. Some ...
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Extra features for Windows 11 Notepad go beyond worries about bloat, as new security flaw shows

There's a remote code execution vulnerability in Notepad which is leveraged via the recently introduced formatting abilities to make tables in the app.
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Microsoft patches critical Notepad flaw that exploited Markdown files

Clicking the malicious links could launch "unverified protocols." ...

Bill Gates is reportedly selling the house for which few months he said: I like this house, my kids like to come back here and that …

Bill Gates has listed a four-bedroom home near his Seattle-area estate for $4.8 million, a move that contrasts with his ...
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Microsoft Patches High-Severity Notepad Remote Code Execution Flaw

Microsoft has patched the Windows Notepad remote code execution vulnerability CVE-2026-20841, warning users to install ...

Microsoft detects and fixes a dangerous vulnerability in the most unexpected place in Windows: Notepad

The dangerous CVE-2026-20841 vulnerability in Windows 11 Notepad proves once again that basic applications do not need ...

Microsoft plugs remote code vulnerability in Notepad app on Windows 11

Microsoft fixes a critical Notepad vulnerability in Windows 11 that could allow remote code execution via malicious Markdown files. Here are the details ...