{
    "id": "CVE-2019-16294",
    "published": "2019-09-14 16:15:10",
    "last_modified": "2026-06-17 02:22:04",
    "cvss_score": "7.8",
    "cvss_severity": "HIGH",
    "cvss_version": "3.1",
    "cvss_vector": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
    "cwe": "CWE-787",
    "description": "SciLexer.dll in Scintilla in Notepad++ (x64) before 7.7 allows remote code execution or denial of service via Unicode characters in a crafted .ml file.",
    "epss_score": "0.09832",
    "epss_percentile": "0.95425",
    "kev": 0,
    "kev_due": null,
    "has_exploit": 1,
    "updated_at": "2026-10-03 18:17:23",
    "priority": {
        "rank": 2,
        "label": "Patch early",
        "why": "A public exploit exists."
    },
    "products": [
        {
            "vendor": "notepad-plus-plus",
            "product": "notepad\\+\\+"
        },
        {
            "vendor": "scintilla",
            "product": "scintilla"
        }
    ],
    "kev_detail": null,
    "exploits": [
        {
            "source": "exploit-db",
            "ref_id": "47393",
            "title": "Notepad++ < 7.7 (x64)  - Denial of Service",
            "date": "2019-09-16",
            "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/47393"
        }
    ],
    "refs_list": [
        "http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154706/Notepad-Code-Execution-Denial-Of-Service.html",
        "https://github.com/bi7s/CVE/tree/master/CVE-2019-16294",
        "https://notepad-plus-plus.org/download/v7.7.html",
        "https://www.scintilla.org/ScintillaHistory.html",
        "http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154706/Notepad-Code-Execution-Denial-Of-Service.html",
        "https://github.com/bi7s/CVE/tree/master/CVE-2019-16294",
        "https://notepad-plus-plus.org/download/v7.7.html",
        "https://www.scintilla.org/ScintillaHistory.html"
    ]
}