CVE-2026-112943 PUBLISHED

launch-editor: escapeCmdArgs() omits % escaping on Windows

Assigner: GitHub_M
Reserved: 19.10.2026 Published: 20.10.2026 Updated: 20.10.2026

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.

Metrics

CVSS 4.0

CVSS 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
CVSS Score: 6.3

Exploitability Metrics		Vulnerable System Impact Metrics		Subsequent System Impact Metrics
Attack Vector	Network	Confidentiality	Low	Confidentiality	None
Attack Complexity	Low	Integrity	Low	Integrity	None
Attack Requirements	Present	Availability	Low	Availability	None
Privileges Required	None
User Interaction	None

CVSS 4.0

Product Status

Vendor	vitejs
Product	launch-editor
Versions	Version < 2.14.2 is affected

Vendor	vitejs
Product	vite
Versions	Version >= 8.3.0, < 8.3.3 is affected Version >= 8.2.0, < 8.2.4 is affected Version >= 8.0.0, < 8.1.6 is affected Version >= 7.0.0, < 7.3.7 is affected Version < 6.4.4 is affected

Vendor	vitejs
Product	vite-plus
Versions	Version < 1.1.0 is affected

References

Problem Types

CWE-78: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection') CWE