CVE-2026-112943
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CVE-2026-112943 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 6.3/10 on the CVSS scale. 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.
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.
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Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
Source: CNA advisory (CVE.org). NVD analysis pending.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| vitejs | launch-editor | < 2.14.2 |
| vitejs | vite | >= 8.3.0, < 8.3.3; >= 8.2.0, < 8.2.4; >= 8.0.0, < 8.1.6; >= 7.0.0, < 7.3.7; < 6.4.4 |
| vitejs | vite-plus | < 1.1.0 |
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Timeline
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- Status
- Awaiting Analysis
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