---
id: CVE-2024-52011
title: >-
  launch-editor allows users to open files with line numbers in editor from
  Node.js
summary: >-
  launch-editor allows users to open files with line numbers in editor from
  Node.js. Prior to version 2.9.0, due to the insufficient sanitization of the
  `file` argument in the `launchEditor`, an attacker can execute arbitrary
  commands on W…
severity: high
cvss: 8.3
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L'
cwe:
  - CWE-77
  - CWE-88
published: '2026-06-01'
updated: '2026-08-31'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-52011'
references:
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/vitejs/launch-editor/commit/971291e8a6a91226e1616c5c0ec85423d2d50a5e
    label: security-advisories@github.com
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/vitejs/launch-editor/security/advisories/GHSA-c27g-q93r-2cwf
    label: security-advisories@github.com
  - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:34342'
    label: 0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46c
  - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-52011'
    label: 0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46c
  - url: 'https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2483853'
    label: 0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46c
  - url: >-
      https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2024/cve-2024-52011.json
    label: 0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46c
tags:
  - nvd
  - exploit-available
epss: 0.00514
epssPercentile: 0.42642
ingestedAt: '2026-08-31T14:09:17.635Z'
exploits:
  github: 1
  githubRepos:
    - 'https://github.com/HORKimhab/CVE-2024-52011'
  checkedAt: '2026-09-21T15:27:41.752Z'
exploitAvailable: true
---

## Overview

launch-editor allows users to open files with line numbers in editor from Node.js. Prior to version 2.9.0, due to the insufficient sanitization of the `file` argument in the `launchEditor`, an attacker can execute arbitrary commands on Windows by supplying a filename that contains special characters. This issue has been fixed in the `launch-editor` version 2.9.0, corresponding to vite version 5.4.9.

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.