CVE-2025-15556
Notepad++ versions prior to 8.8.9, when using the WinGUp updater, contain an update integrity verification vulnerability where downloaded update metadata and installers are not cryptographically verified. An attacker able to intercept or redirect update traffic can cause the upda…
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Attention and evidence
Evidence confidence: Exploitation recorded
Hype components
Sources and documents
Score evolution
● Hype ● Reality
Earlier evidence-support scores are retained in history; this chart shows only the current priority definition.
First record: hype 0.0 · reality 8.2 (2026-11-02 15:13). The curve appears once the score changes.
Public exploit evidence
Public exploit entries / repo candidates
Evidence context and dated references
Reality is general threat/review priority, combining observed exploitation, CVSS severity and fresh EPSS. Evidence confidence is separate. This is not calibrated risk, a victim count or an asset-specific assessment. A range reflects missing numeric inputs.
Evidence in context
- Confidence in exploitation evidence
- Exploitation recorded
- Priority basis
- Recorded exploitation; CVSS 7.7; EPSS 1.7%
- Attention, last 30 days
- 0 distinct story titles; 0 press documents; 0 publisher domains.
- Technical potential
- network access, no prior privileges, passive user interaction, additional attack conditions.
- Observed activity
- Exploitation recorded in CISA KEV.
- Known scale
- Not quantified.
- Evidence confidence basis
- Trusted exploitation confirmation
Score evaluated: 2026-11-05 13:59:28.494260+00:00 · EPSS snapshot: 2026-11-05T12:03:04Z