Description
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.
Published: 2026-10-20
Score: 6.3 Medium
EPSS: n/a
KEV: No
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Advisories
Source ID Title
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-698v-4r3x-3vcv launch-editor: escapeCmdArgs() omits % escaping on Windows
History

Tue, 20 Oct 2026 18:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Vitejs
Vitejs launch-editor
Vitejs vite
Vitejs vite-plus
Vendors & Products Vitejs
Vitejs launch-editor
Vitejs vite
Vitejs vite-plus

Tue, 20 Oct 2026 16:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Tue, 20 Oct 2026 15:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description 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.
Title launch-editor: escapeCmdArgs() omits % escaping on Windows
Weaknesses CWE-78
References
Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 6.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}


Subscriptions

Vitejs Launch-editor Vite Vite-plus
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitHub_M

Published:

Updated: 2026-10-20T15:13:40.862Z

Reserved: 2026-10-19T21:30:47.245Z

Link: CVE-2026-112943

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-10-20T15:13:34.619Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2026-10-20T15:17:17.643

Modified: 2026-10-20T19:55:49.343

Link: CVE-2026-112943

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-10-20T18:30:16Z

Weaknesses
  • CWE-78

    Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')