# CVE-2025-52939: Potential heap-buffer overflow vulnerability in NotepadNext

- Severity: CVSS 9.4 (Critical), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/S:N/AU:Y/R:U/V:C/RE:M/U:Red
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fix: a fix or patch is referenced
- Published: 2025-06-23 · Updated: 2025-06-23

## Affected

- dail8859 NotepadNext: through v0.11

## Description

Out-of-bounds Write vulnerability in dail8859 NotepadNext (src/lua/src modules). This vulnerability is associated with program files ldebug.C, lvm.C. This issue affects NotepadNext: through v0.11.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on dail8859 NotepadNext, apply the referenced fix per the references below.
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## Related

- Browse: [Critical entries](https://cve.now/critical.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://github.com/dail8859/NotepadNext/pull/757/files
- https://github.com/dail8859/NotepadNext/commit/3e928d91b8fc8bb5c77801ee8652f41e98d12571

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