There's a remote code execution vulnerability in Notepad which is leveraged via the recently introduced formatting abilities to make tables in the app.

Remove the risk by never clicking on a random link ...

You can infect your PC with malware without ever leaving Notepad, thanks to recent updates and additions. Hooray.

Notepad on Windows 11 is no longer the lightweight utility it once was. Learn how to replace Notepad with Microsoft Edit on Windows 11.

Threat actors are abusing Pastebin comments to distribute a new ClickFix-style attack that tricks cryptocurrency users into ...

The vulnerability comes from the way Notepad handles Markdown hyperlinks. Attackers craft malicious .md files with embedded ...

A command injection flaw in the Windows Notepad App now gives remote attackers a path to execute code over a network, turning one of the most familiar programs on any PC into a potential entry point ...

You can have too much of a good thing. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works.

Carley is a writer, editor and social media professional. Before starting at Forbes Health, she wrote for Sleepopolis and interned at PBS and Nickelodeon. She's a certified sleep science coach and ...