Answer in brief
CVE-2026-112942 records a High severity (CVSS 7.5) vulnerability in launch-editor: `fs.existsSync()` existence check can be bypassed on Windows. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps vitejs/launch-editor (generic), vitejs/vite (generic), vitejs/vite-plus (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
Analysis pending evidence review
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CVSS is 7.5. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. Treat this as a source-backed prioritization signal, not a statement about your environment.
Analysis status
Analysis pending evidence review
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The current feed maps vitejs/launch-editor (generic), vitejs/vite (generic), vitejs/vite-plus (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
| Package | Affected range | Fixed version |
|---|---|---|
| vitejs/launch-editorgeneric | <2.14.2 | 2.14.2 |
| vitejs/vitegeneric | >=8.3.0 <8.3.3 || >=8.2.0 <8.2.4 || >=8.0.0 <8.1.6 || >=7.0.0 <7.3.7 || <6.4.4 | 6.4.4, 8.3.3, 8.2.4, 8.1.6, 7.3.7 |
| vitejs/vite-plusgeneric | <1.1.0 | 1.1.0 |
Published upstream
Oct 20, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordSource modified
Oct 20, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordFirst seen by HOL
Oct 20, 2026
launch-editor allows users to open files with line numbers in editor from Node.js. Prior to 2.14.2, launch-editor-middleware processes an attacker-controlled Windows file argument where the file argument ends in a parent-directory component plus a line-and-column suffix: the path is resolved while the suffix is still present, and launch-editor removes the suffix before its existsSync check, leaving the existing parent directory for existsSync and allowing the attacker-controlled file argument to pass filename existence validation without requiring the malicious filename to exist. The bypass can lead to OS command injection when combined with the separately described Windows percent-expansion flaw. This issue is fixed in version 2.14.2.
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