Executive summary
Public evidence documents CVE-2025-15556. This report does not assess any organization.
Technical analysis
Notepad++ when using the WinGUp updater, contains a download of code without integrity check vulnerability that could allow an attacker to intercept or redirect update traffic to download and execute an attacker-controlled installer. This could lead to arbitrary code execution with the privileges of the user.
Evidence and sources
Public evidence for CVE-2025-15556 with preserved provenance.
CVE-2025-15556 Notepad++ Download of Code Without Integrity Check Vulnerability Notepad++ when using the WinGUp updater, contains a download of code without integrity check vulnerability that could allow an attacker to intercept or redirect update traffic to download and execute an attacker-controlled installer. This could lead to arbitrary code execution with the privileges of the user.
IOCs
No public IOC is available.
CVEs and affected products
Notepad++ Download of Code Without Integrity Check Vulnerability
ATT&CK mapping
No ATT&CK mapping is available.
Detection content
Sigma rules, YARA rules, Splunk SPL, and KQL detection logic.
Threat hunting
Hypothesis-driven hunt procedures and telemetry checklist.
Remediation
Containment actions, patching notes, and credential steps.
Historical relationships
No published historical relationship is available.
Timeline and change history
Confidence and caveats
1.0
⚠️ Public CTI only; no organizational exposure is asserted.
⚠️ CVSS and EPSS metadata were not present in the retrieved evidence payload.