Notepad++ v8.9.6.1 release

2026-05-26

The v8.9.6.1 release fixes 3 vulnerabilites:

1. A crash caused by any malformed structure (CVE-2026-48770)
2. An arbitrary code execution issue via config.xml files (CVE-2026-48778)
3. An arbitrary code execution issue via shortcuts.xml files (CVE-2026-48800).

The full list of improvements from v8.9.4 to v8.9.6.1, along with the v8.8.6.1 download links, is available here:

Regression and critical bug report here:
https://notepadorg.com/

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