Answer in brief
CVE-2026-112944 records a Medium severity (CVSS 6.3) vulnerability in launch-editor: Editor CLI flag misinterpretation causing arbitrary command execution for some editors. 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 6.3. 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, 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.
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