---
id: CVE-2026-112943
title: 'launch-editor: escapeCmdArgs() omits % escaping on Windows'
summary: >-
  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 w…
severity: medium
cvss: 6.3
cvssVector: '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'
cvssSource: cna
cwe:
  - CWE-78
vendor: vitejs
product: launch-editor
affected:
  - launch-editor < 2.14.2
  - 'vite >= 8.3.0, < 8.3.3'
  - 'vite >= 8.2.0, < 8.2.4'
  - 'vite >= 8.0.0, < 8.1.6'
  - 'vite >= 7.0.0, < 7.3.7'
  - vite < 6.4.4
  - vite-plus < 1.1.0
ssvc:
  exploitation: none
  automatable: 'no'
  technicalImpact: partial
  timestamp: '2026-10-20T15:13:29.374778Z'
published: '2026-10-20'
updated: '2026-10-20'
sourceUpdated: '2026-10-20T15:13:40.862Z'
source: CVEORG
sourceUrl: 'https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-112943'
references:
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/vitejs/launch-editor/security/advisories/GHSA-698v-4r3x-3vcv
    label: >-
      https://github.com/vitejs/launch-editor/security/advisories/GHSA-698v-4r3x-3vcv
  - url: 'https://github.com/vitejs/launch-editor/pull/155'
    label: 'https://github.com/vitejs/launch-editor/pull/155'
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/vitejs/launch-editor/commit/3c2f9bf2ff8fe63d056a8f9cc52d825b66ca79fc
    label: >-
      https://github.com/vitejs/launch-editor/commit/3c2f9bf2ff8fe63d056a8f9cc52d825b66ca79fc
  - url: 'https://github.com/vitejs/launch-editor/releases/tag/v2.14.2'
    label: 'https://github.com/vitejs/launch-editor/releases/tag/v2.14.2'
tags:
  - cve.org
ingestedAt: '2026-10-20T15:09:24.114Z'
---

## Overview

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.

## Affected

- `launch-editor < 2.14.2`
- `vite >= 8.3.0, < 8.3.3`
- `vite >= 8.2.0, < 8.2.4`
- `vite >= 8.0.0, < 8.1.6`
- `vite >= 7.0.0, < 7.3.7`
- `vite < 6.4.4`
- `vite-plus < 1.1.0`

## Remediation

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