---
id: CVE-2026-112944
title: >-
  launch-editor: Editor CLI flag misinterpretation causing arbitrary command
  execution for some editors
summary: >-
  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…
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-88
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: '2026-10-20T15:22:50.878612Z'
published: '2026-10-20'
updated: '2026-10-20'
sourceUpdated: '2026-10-20T15:23:12.248Z'
source: CVEORG
sourceUrl: 'https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-112944'
references:
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/vitejs/launch-editor/security/advisories/GHSA-r825-w8mm-5pxw
    label: >-
      https://github.com/vitejs/launch-editor/security/advisories/GHSA-r825-w8mm-5pxw
  - url: 'https://github.com/vitejs/launch-editor/pull/156'
    label: 'https://github.com/vitejs/launch-editor/pull/156'
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/vitejs/launch-editor/commit/f6e6701bb1f16f2dd242b321374f1b6cca6eb6d4
    label: >-
      https://github.com/vitejs/launch-editor/commit/f6e6701bb1f16f2dd242b321374f1b6cca6eb6d4
  - 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: '2026-10-20T15:09:24.111Z'
---

## Overview

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.

## 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.