A remote code execution vulnerability has been found in Microslop Notepad

submitted by als to technology 704 points | 64 comments https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-20841 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.