CVE-2026-112942

A flaw was found in launch-editor. This vulnerability can allow a remote attacker to achieve arbitrary command execution on Windows systems. By submitting a specially crafted file path containing line and column suffixes, an attacker can bypass file existence checks due to improper path validatio...

launch-editor: Editor CLI flag misinterpretation causing arbitrary command execution for some editors

Summary launch-editor forwarded file paths directly to editors without sanitization. If a path resembles a CLI flag, editors like Vim may interpret it as a command, potentially causing unintended file overwrites or command execution. Impact Direct launch-editor users Only apps that match all of t...

CVE-2026-112942

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 whil...

EUVD-2026-105035

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 whil...

PT-2026-118403

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions launch-editor versions prior to 2.14.2 Description On Windows, the launch-editor-middleware processes a file argument that can be manipulated to bypass filename existence validation. When a file argument ends with a parent-directory component...