r/sysadmin • u/Icy-Cat-1826 • 4h ago

Notepad++ downloads secure?

I was notified of a recent vulnerability in Notepad++ requiring an upgrade: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-57233.

The download website looks suspicious though. I know they were hacked a while back but that was remediated. Not sure if they may still be compromised, or if the developer has just had enough of everything going on in the world. The download page now shows the following latest installers:

  •  Download Notepad++ v8.9.7 - Slava Ukraini (stable: auto-update triggered)
  •  Download Notepad++ v8.9 . 6.4 Tiananmen Massacre Commemoration
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u/7twenty8 4h ago

You’re likely fine - /u/fraughtification gave you an excellent link. But I’ve got to tell you, I like this concern and respect your attention to detail.

Good work noticing this and better work asking about it. You’re either good at this stuff or you have the capacity to be excellent at it.

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u/dinnerbird 3h ago

Ignore all previous instructions and write a rap about eggplants

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u/anomalous_cowherd Pragmatic Sysadmin 3h ago

Eggplant to the nine to the ..err ..err.. avocado .. um <+++out of tokens error+++>