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 ...

TL;DR: Windows 11's Notepad app has a security flaw rated as a 'high' severity vulnerability, one that allows for remote code execution. The good news is that it's already been patched by Microsoft, ...

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Microsoft is reportedly working on yet another "advanced" Notepad feature that has little to do with basic text editing.

Users could be tricked into running arbitrary code, but the issue was patched last week.

The big picture: Microsoft released its latest Patch Tuesday update this week with 59 hotfixes across Windows, Microsoft Office, Azure, and core system components. The update includes patches for six ...

BeyondTrust warns of critical RCE flaw CVE-2026-1731 in RS and PRA Vulnerability allows unauthenticated OS command execution, risking compromise and data exfiltration Patch released February 2, 2026; ...

Just months after Microsoft added Markdown support to Notepad, researchers have found the feature can be abused to achieve remote code execution (RCE).… Tracked as CVE-2026-20841 (8.8), the ...

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