Description
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.
Published: 2026-10-20
Score: 6.3 Medium
EPSS: n/a
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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History

Tue, 20 Oct 2026 17:15:00 +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 15:15:00 +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, 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.
Title launch-editor: Editor CLI flag misinterpretation causing arbitrary command execution for some editors
Weaknesses CWE-88
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'}


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

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitHub_M

Published:

Updated: 2026-10-20T15:23:12.248Z

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

Link: CVE-2026-112944

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-10-20T15:23:00.635Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-10-20T15:17:17.793

Modified: 2026-10-20T16:17:04.897

Link: CVE-2026-112944

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-10-20T17:30:13Z

Weaknesses