CVE-2026-112944launch-editor: Editor CLI flag misinterpretation causing arbitrary command execution for some editors
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launch-editor allows users to open files with line numbers in editor from Node.js. Prior to 2.14.2, when an attacker can create a filesystem entry beginning with plus or minus in the working directory, an affected editor is selected, and the path can remain relative or is converted to a relative WSL path, launchEditor forwards the path without forcing it to be interpreted as a positional filename. Editor option parsing then treats the attacker-controlled filename as a command-line flag, which can cause unintended file overwrite or arbitrary command execution by the selected editor. The affected editors are Vim and gVim, MacVim, Emacs and Emacsclient, and Notepad++ when a plugin exposes dangerous operations; WSL path conversion keeps Vite and newer middleware callers exposed. This issue is fixed in version 2.14.2.
- CVSS
- 6.3 MEDIUM (v4.0, CNA)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
- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-88
- Known exploited
- Not in CISA's KEV catalog
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- Not loaded for this CVE
- Assigned by
- GitHub_M
- NVD analysis
- Awaiting Analysis
- Record last updated
- Oct 20, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 20, 2026
Affected products
vitejs launch-editor vitejs:launch_editor (from the name) | before 2.14.2 | CNA record |
vitejs vite vitejs:vite (from the name) | from 8.3.0, < 8.3.3; from 8.2.0, < 8.2.4; from 8.0.0, < 8.1.6; from 7.0.0, < 7.3.7; before 6.4.4 | CNA record |
vitejs vite-plus vitejs:vite_plus (from the name) | before 1.1.0 | CNA record |
References
- https://github.com/vitejs/launch-editor/security/advisories/GHSA-r825-w8mm-5pxwx-refsource-confirm
- https://github.com/vitejs/launch-editor/pull/156x-refsource-misc
- https://github.com/vitejs/launch-editor/commit/f6e6701bb1f16f2dd242b321374f1b6cca6eb6d4x-refsource-misc
- https://github.com/vitejs/launch-editor/releases/tag/v2.14.2x-refsource-misc
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