Security Advisory

CVE-2026-23512

CVE vulnerability detail - eXtreme Datacenter Security Operations

Published 2026-01-14 20:31:08
Last updated 2026-01-14 21:04:47
Assigner GitHub_M
CVSS score 8.6
State PUBLISHED

Description

SumatraPDF is a multi-format reader for Windows. In 3.5.2 and earlier, there is a Untrusted Search Path vulnerability when Advanced Options setting is trigger. The application executes notepad.exe without specifying an absolute path when using the Advanced Options setting. On Windows, this allows execution of a malicious notepad.exe placed in the application's installation directory, leading to arbitrary code execution.