CVE-2026-34401
Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
CWE-611
Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference ('XXE')
Publication date:
31/03/2026
Last modified:
01/04/2026
Description
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.
Impact
Base Score 3.x
6.50
Severity 3.x
MEDIUM
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
- 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