CVE•Published 2026-02-10•2 articles on news•6 live references•NVD data
CVE-2026-20841
Vulnerability data via CVEDB (Shodan)
CVSS v3.1
7.8
HIGH
EPSS percentile
96
Exploit Prediction Scoring System · top 4% of all CVEs
Description
Improper neutralization of special elements used in a command ('command injection') in Windows Notepad App allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code locally.
Timeline
Published 2026-02-10
External references
Search for exposed instances
Shodan + Censys queries derived from NVD's CPE data. The vuln tag catches assets Shodan has explicitly linked to this CVE; the product / banner fingerprints find exposed instances even when the vuln tag was never applied (which is common).
Shodan · vuln tag0 hosts
vuln:CVE-2026-20841Hosts Shodan has explicitly fingerprinted as vulnerable.
Shodan · product
product:"Microsoft Windows Notepad"All exposed Microsoft Windows Notepad instances — cross-reference with the CVE's affected-version range.
Shodan · banner/body mention
http.html:"Windows Notepad"HTTP body or banner mentions "Windows Notepad" — catches deploys Shodan didn't identify as a product.
More intel sources (5)
Shodan report
vuln:CVE-2026-20841Country / ASN / product breakdown for the vuln query.
Censys
vulnerabilities.cve_id: CVE-2026-20841Censys host search filtered to this CVE id.
grep.app
CVE-2026-20841Public source-code mentions — fast PoC discovery.
GitHub code
CVE-2026-20841GitHub code search for direct mentions.
Google dork
"CVE-2026-20841" exploit -site:nvd.nist.govWrite-ups and news, NVD excluded.
Known PoCs on GitHub (8)
CVE-2026-208418 repos
nomi-sec/PoC-in-GitHubunknown
📡 PoC auto collect from GitHub. ⚠️ Be careful Malware.
GhostTroops/TOPShell
TOP All bugbounty pentesting CVE-2023- POC Exp RCE example payload Things
BTtea/CVE-2026-20841-PoCunknown
PoC
DarkFunct/TK-CVE-RepoPython
TK-CVE-Repo
patchpoint/CVE-2026-20841unknown
atiilla/CVE-2026-20841Python
uky007/CVE-2026-20841_notepad_analysisPython
ctrliq/advisoriesunknown
CIQ Security Advisories in CSAF format