Description
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.
References6
- github.com/vitejs/launch-editor/commit/971291e8a6a91226e1616c5c…
- github.com/vitejs/launch-editor/security/advisories/GHSA-c27g-q…
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:34342
- access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-52011
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2483853
- security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2024/cve-2024-52011…
Metrics
- CVSS 3.1
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8.3
HIGH
Score source: CNA
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L - CVSS 4.0
-
7.5
HIGH
Score source: CNA
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X - EPSS — exploit probability
- 1% percentile: 44 · as of 15 November 2026
- CWE
- CWE-77CWE-88
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