CWE-42: Trailing Dot

The product accepts path input in the form of trailing dot ('filedir.') without appropriate validation, which can lead to ambiguous path resolution and allow an attacker to traverse the file system to unintended locations or access arbitrary files.

1 tracked CVEs are classified under this weakness.

Highest-risk vulnerabilities

• CVE-2026-52884 — Notepad++: CVE-2026-48800 Bypass

Recently published

• CVE-2026-52884 — Notepad++: CVE-2026-48800 Bypass

More specific weaknesses

• CWE-43 — Multiple Trailing Dot

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