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Critical security vulnerability in Notepad++ - Update to version 8.8.9 strongly recommended.

@IT Service Center

Due to a critical security vulnerability in the Windows text editor Notepad++, a (manual) update to version v8.8.9 or later is urgently required.

The downloads are available on the product website https://notepad-plus-plus.org/downloads/.

Further information can be found in the heise article "Notepad++-Updater installs malware"(https://www.heise.de/news/Notepad-Updater-installierte-Malware-11109571.html).

 

Important note for UKC computers:

Tonight version 8.8.9 will be automatically installed on all UKC computers.