MEDIUM 6.3 NVD
CVE-2026-112943
launch-editor allows users to open files with line numbers in editor from Node.js. Prior to 2.14.2, launch-editor did not escape % on Windows when passing an ar
launch-editor allows users to open files with line numbers in editor from Node.js. Prior to 2.14.2, launch-editor did not escape % on Windows when passing an argument to cmd. When an environment variable contained a malicious value, it was possible that that content to be executed. This vulnerability is fixed in 2.14.2.
References
- https://github.com/vitejs/launch-editor/commit/3c2f9bf2ff8fe63d056a8f9cc52d825b66ca79fc
- https://github.com/vitejs/launch-editor/pull/155
- https://github.com/vitejs/launch-editor/releases/tag/v2.14.2
- https://github.com/vitejs/launch-editor/security/advisories/GHSA-698v-4r3x-3vcv
This medium severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 6.3 was published on 2026-10-20 via NVD.
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