<![CDATA[Notepad++ release 8.9.6.4]]>Notepad++ release 8.9.6.4 is available:

https://notepad-plus-plus.org/news/v8964-released/

Notepad++ v8.9.6.4 vulnerability fix, regression-fix & bug-fix:
  1. Fix TOCTOU (Time-of-check to time-of-use) issue in HMAC implementation. (Fix TOCTOU)
  2. Fix MSI installer regression that leaves old version entry in Add/Remove Programs. (Fix #18071)
  3. Fix “Open Containing Folder in Explorer” launching extra explorer processes. (Fix #17941)
Notepad++ v8.9.6.2 vulnerability fix:
  1. Fix a bypass scenario in the previously fixed vulnerability (CVE-2026-48800) that was not fully addressed. (Implement commit)
Notepad++ v8.9.6.1 vulnerability fixes:
  1. Fix bad formed COPYDATASTRUCT makes Notepad++ crash (CVE-2026-48770).
  2. Fix arbitrary code execution vulnerability via config.xml (CVE-2026-48778).
  3. Fix arbitrary code execution vulnerability via shortcuts.xml (CVE-2026-48778).
Notepad++ v8.9.6. regression fixes, bug-fixes:
  1. Fix vulnerability (CVE-2026-46710) of v8.9.4 & v8.9.5 installer. (Implement commit)
  2. Fix x86 installer regression of not showing installation entry in “Unstall a program” of Control Panel. (Fix community discussion)
  3. Fix x86 installer regression where context menu not installed or uninstalled correctly. (Fix community discussion)
  4. Fix UAC prompt display regression (“Notepad++ installer” instead of “Notepad++”) for Notepad++ v8.9.5. (Fix GitHub comment)
  5. Fix incorrect bevaviour when saving dirty read-only files. (Fix #17956)
  6. Fix regression where saving a UDL file removed XML declaration. (Fix GitHub comment)
Notepad++ v8.9.5 regression fixes, bug-fixes & new improvements:
  1. Fix updating issue where using v8.9.4 32-bits installer creates duplicate “Uninstall a program” entries. (Fix #17979)
  2. Fix v8.9.4 64-bits installer error message caused by MSIX on Win10. (Fix installer regression)
  3. Fix regression in UDL xml file EOL parsing issue. (Fix #18022)
  4. Update Scintilla to 5.6.2 & Lexilla to 5.4.9. (Implement #18011)
  5. Add option to synchronize zoom level across views. (Fix #17862)
  6. Fix MSI installer writting language info to HKCU instead of HKLM. (Fix MSI issue)
  7. Fix imported UDLs not appearing in the language menu without restarting Notepad++. (Fix #17909)
  8. Make “(?)” tooltip in preferences & Find in Files dialogs persitant & reduce display delay. (Fix #17995, #16961)
  9. Fix visual glitch in Mark dialog when in reduced mode. (Fix #17983)
Notepad++ v8.9.4 crash-fixexs, bug-fixes & new improvements:
  1. Fix crashes in FindInFiles when nativeLang.xml’s “find-result-hits” contains “%s”. (Fix #17960, CVE-2026-3008, CVE-2026-6539)
  2. Fix drop-file crash when file path length reaches 259 characters. (Fix #17921)
  3. Fix crash caused by undoing column editor bad input in virtual space. (Fix #17915)
  4. Fix bad column editor input in reverse-direction column selection on virtual space. (Fix #17915)
  5. Update to Scintilla 5.6.1 & Lexilla 5.4.8. (Fix #17920, #17864, #13522, #11746)
  6. Fix EOL conversion to Windows format not working (Scintilla update related). (Fix #17920)
  7. Fix rendering corruption in .bat files (Lexilla update related). (Fix #17864)
  8. Fix quote escaping causing incorrect JSON syntax highlighting (Lexilla update related). (Fix #11746, #13522)
  9. Fix MSI installation error due to context menu item registration. (Fix #17918)
  10. Fix NSIS installation stalling caused by context menu registration issue. (Fix #17308, #17885)
  11. Add NPP_LANG property to install a specific localization file for MSI. (Fix issue reported in comment)
  12. Fix MSI installer display random Hexadecimal number as name on UAC. (Fix #17967)
  13. Add version info into MSI file property (as value of “Comments”). (Fix #17803)
  14. Fix minimized window not restoring in administrator mode. (Fix #17945)
  15. Fix Unicode search mismatching ANSI character ‘?’. (Fix #17125)
  16. Fix Column Editor regression with empty fields. (Fix #17912)
  17. Fix floating dialog content not displaying in certain situations. (Fix #17563)
  18. Fix visual glitch when toggling group view in Document List. (Fix #14285)
  19. Support improved C++ 11 raw string literal handling. (Fix #17875)
  20. Fix visual glitch in the Mark dialog. (Fix #16084, #17886)

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]]>https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/topic/27562/notepad-release-8.9.6.4RSS for NodeThu, 04 Jun 2026 03:14:54 GMTWed, 03 Jun 2026 22:38:52 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Notepad++ release 8.9.6.4 on Wed, 03 Jun 2026 23:48:09 GMT]]>In contrast to the many critical voices (which may well start up again any moment now), I would like to say thank you—for preserving memory and for standing up against ignorance. Nothing is apolitical—neither music nor software—and it is important to stand up for what is right. This holds true not only for this particular event; unfortunately, both in the past and in the present day, there have been far too many such inhumane events.

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