CVE-2026-3008

MEDIUMNVD 6.66.6—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 6.6 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: CRITICAL) published 2026-04-27. NVD baseline CVSS 6.6; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
Elevated
6.6
EchelonGraph verdictMonitorLow exploitation likelihood right now — keep watching.
  • Lower severity and no public exploit yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: 0%CVSS: 6.6Exploit: NoneExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

Successful exploitation of the string injection vulnerability could allow an attacker to obtain memory address information or crash the application.

CVSS v3
6.6
EG Score
6.6(medium)
EG Risk
46(Track)
EG Risk 46/100SSVC: Track

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity66% × 45%
Exploitation40% × 40%
Automatability0% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS
13.0%
KEV
Not listed

Published

April 27, 2026

Last Modified

April 27, 2026

Advisory Details (5)

Auto-updated Jun 14, 2026
🔬 Proof of concept available. No patch confirmed yet.
generic🟡 PoC Available

GitHub - llgsjsm/cve-2026-3008: repo for cve-2026-3008 · GitHub

https://github.com/llgsjsm/cve-2026-3008
generic

Vulnerability in Notepad++ | Cyber Security Agency of Singapore

https://www.csa.gov.sg/alerts-and-advisories/alerts/al-2026-044/
generic

CVE-2026-3008: Format String Injection in Notepad++ via nativeLang.xml – llgsjsm

https://llgsjsm.github.io/cve-2026-3008/
generic

[Crash] Find in Files makes Notepad++ crash when "find-result-hits" value contains "%s" in nativeLang.xml · Issue #17960 · notepad-plus-plus/notepad-plus-plus · GitHub

https://github.com/notepad-plus-plus/notepad-plus-plus/issues/17960
generic

Notepad++ v8.9.4 Release Candidate | Notepad++ Community

https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/topic/27500/notepad-v8-9-4-release-candidate

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 10× in last 7d / 37× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-3008?
CVE-2026-3008 is a medium vulnerability published on April 27, 2026. Successful exploitation of the string injection vulnerability could allow an attacker to obtain memory address information or crash the application.
When was CVE-2026-3008 disclosed?
CVE-2026-3008 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on April 27, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-3008 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-3008 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 13.0% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-3008?
CVE-2026-3008 has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.6 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-3008?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-3008, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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