CVE-2022-31901: Notepad-Plus-Plus Notepad++

Medium severity, CVSS 6.5. EPSS: 1.3% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Buffer overflow in function Notepad_plus::addHotSpot in Notepad++ v8.4.3 and earlier allows attackers to crash the application via two crafted files.

Affected products

• Notepad-Plus-Plus Notepad++: up to and including 8.4.3

Published 2023-01-19. Last modified 2026-06-17.