launch-editor allows users to open files with line numbers in editor from Node.js.
launch-editor allows users to open files with line numbers in editor from Node.js. Prior to 2.14.2, launch-editor did not escape % on Windows when passing an argument to cmd. When an environment variable contained a malicious value, it was possible that that content to be executed. This vulnerability is fixed in 2.14.2.
Read at NIST National Vulnerability Database (CVE API 2.0)
- Vendor
- Microsoft
- Product
- windows
- Fix
- available
- Exposure class
- Developer platform
Why it ranks 10 (Routine)
- Product class: developer platform
- Fix available
- Recency: items published within 24 hours gain 15, within 72 hours 6, within 7 days 2.
Links
- NIST National Vulnerability Database (CVE API 2.0) (nvd.nist.gov)
- CVE-2026-112943 on this site · NVD · CVE.org · Vulnpedia
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