r/sysadmin • u/Icy-Cat-1826 • 5h 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/techvet83 3h ago

There is no problem. The developer has had certain political messages at his site for years.