CVE-2026-112943 | BDVDB-2026-393155 Detail

vitejslaunch-editor

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.

Impact#

Per CVSS v4.0: confidentiality impact low, integrity impact low, availability impact low. Attack vector: network.

Weaknesses#

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

References#

Exploit#

No public exploit known

History#

Version 12026-10-20Record published in the CVE List.

Published

Published: 2026-10-20
Last modified: 2026-10-20

Vendor information

Vendor: vitejs
Product: launch-editor

All vitejs vulnerabilities

Score

6.3 Medium

EPSS

less than 1%, Very Low

Estimated chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. EPSS percentile: 36.1.

KEV

Not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.

Impact

Command Injection

Action

No specific action is recorded in the source data. Check the references for vendor guidance.

Affected Systems

Vulnerable
< 2.14.2
Fixed
Not stated

Scoring System

CVSS v4.0

6.3 Medium

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

Metric breakdown
Attack Vector	Network
Attack Complexity	Low
Attack Requirements	Present
Privileges Required	None
User Interaction	None
Vulnerable System Confidentiality	Low
Vulnerable System Integrity	Low
Vulnerable System Availability	Low
Subsequent System Confidentiality	None
Subsequent System Integrity	None
Subsequent System Availability	None

CVSS v3.1

Not available

CVSS v3.0

Not available

CVSS v2

Not available

Source: CVE List v5 (record); CISA KEV (kev, action); FIRST EPSS (epss).