CVE-2026-34401
XML Notepad is a Windows program that provides a simple intuitive User Interface for browsing and editing XML documents. Prior to version 2.9.0.21, XML Notepad does not disable DTD processing by default which means external entities are resolved automatically. There is a well known attack related to malicious DTD files where an attacker to craft a malicious XML file that loads a DTD that causes XML Notepad to make outbound HTTP/SMB requests, potentially leaking local file contents or capturing the victim's NTLM credentials. This issue has been patched in version 2.9.0.21.
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CWE
Yayın Tarihi
2026-03-31 22:16:18
Güncelleme
2026-04-01 17:28:40
Source Identifier
security-advisories@github.com
KEV Date Added
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Referanslar
https://github.com/microsoft/XmlNotepad/commit/3665603d61ba10b7827a3724e854748cb780140c
https://github.com/microsoft/XmlNotepad/commit/c03ab2311ac6960452eb1ab49098768f851dcc53
https://github.com/microsoft/XmlNotepad/releases/tag/2.9.0.21
https://github.com/microsoft/XmlNotepad/security/advisories/GHSA-5j32-486h-42ch
https://github.com/microsoft/XmlNotepad/security/advisories/GHSA-5j32-486h-42ch