CVE-2026-23512 PUBLISHED

SumatraPDF has an Untrusted Search Path in sumatrapdf/src/AppTools.cpp

Assigner: GitHub_M
Reserved: 13.01.2026 Published: 14.01.2026 Updated: 14.01.2026

SumatraPDF is a multi-format reader for Windows. In 3.5.2 and earlier, there is a Untrusted Search Path vulnerability when Advanced Options setting is trigger. The application executes notepad.exe without specifying an absolute path when using the Advanced Options setting. On Windows, this allows execution of a malicious notepad.exe placed in the application's installation directory, leading to arbitrary code execution.

Metrics

CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS Score: 8.6

Product Status

Vendor sumatrapdfreader
Product sumatrapdf
Versions
  • Version <= 3.5.2 is affected

References

Problem Types

  • CWE-426: Untrusted Search Path CWE