CVE-2026-112943
MEDIUM 6.3launch-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.
No known exploitation, public exploit, or elevated probability at this time. Track for changes.
Exploitation likelihood
0.4%chance of exploitation in 30 days · 35th percentile
Impact if exploited
6.3CVSS 4.0 · MEDIUM
- ConfidentialityLow
- IntegrityLow
- AvailabilityLow
What an attacker needs
- ✓Access: Reachable over the network — no local access needed
- ✓Privileges: No account or privileges required
- ✓User interaction: No user interaction needed
- ✓Complexity: No special conditions — reliably repeatable
- ⚠Requirements: Specific conditions must be present
✓ lowers the bar for an attacker · ⚠ raises it
Proof of concept
No public PoC is currently catalogued.
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Data snapshot:
Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-78: : Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')
CVSS vector
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
References and research data (JSON)
Packages and version ranges
Each advisory describes its own package and affected ranges. A boundary applies to that range; it is not a universal upgrade recommendation.
launch-editor npm
pkg:npm/launch-editor
SEMVER range- All earlier versions (introduced 0)
- Fixed boundary (excluded): 2.14.2
GitHub Advisory Database · GHSA-698v-4r3x-3vcv · Updated 2026-10-20T18:45:09.467993691ZAdditional upstream package constraints
{ "database": { "last_known_affected_version_range": "<= 2.14.1", "source": "https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2026/10/GHSA-698v-4r3x-3vcv/GHSA-698v-4r3x-3vcv.json" } }vite npm
pkg:npm/vite
SEMVER range- Introduced version (included): 8.3.0
- Fixed boundary (excluded): 8.3.3
GitHub Advisory Database · GHSA-698v-4r3x-3vcv · Updated 2026-10-20T18:45:09.467993691ZAdditional upstream package constraints
{ "database": { "last_known_affected_version_range": "<= 8.3.2", "source": "https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2026/10/GHSA-698v-4r3x-3vcv/GHSA-698v-4r3x-3vcv.json" } }vite npm
pkg:npm/vite
SEMVER range- Introduced version (included): 8.2.0
- Fixed boundary (excluded): 8.2.4
GitHub Advisory Database · GHSA-698v-4r3x-3vcv · Updated 2026-10-20T18:45:09.467993691ZAdditional upstream package constraints
{ "database": { "last_known_affected_version_range": "<= 8.2.3", "source": "https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2026/10/GHSA-698v-4r3x-3vcv/GHSA-698v-4r3x-3vcv.json" } }vite npm
pkg:npm/vite
SEMVER range- Introduced version (included): 8.0.0
- Fixed boundary (excluded): 8.1.6
GitHub Advisory Database · GHSA-698v-4r3x-3vcv · Updated 2026-10-20T18:45:09.467993691ZAdditional upstream package constraints
{ "database": { "last_known_affected_version_range": "<= 8.1.5", "source": "https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2026/10/GHSA-698v-4r3x-3vcv/GHSA-698v-4r3x-3vcv.json" } }vite npm
pkg:npm/vite
SEMVER range- Introduced version (included): 7.0.0
- Fixed boundary (excluded): 7.3.7
GitHub Advisory Database · GHSA-698v-4r3x-3vcv · Updated 2026-10-20T18:45:09.467993691ZAdditional upstream package constraints
{ "database": { "last_known_affected_version_range": "<= 7.3.6", "source": "https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2026/10/GHSA-698v-4r3x-3vcv/GHSA-698v-4r3x-3vcv.json" } }vite npm
pkg:npm/vite
SEMVER range- All earlier versions (introduced 0)
- Fixed boundary (excluded): 6.4.4
GitHub Advisory Database · GHSA-698v-4r3x-3vcv · Updated 2026-10-20T18:45:09.467993691ZAdditional upstream package constraints
{ "database": { "last_known_affected_version_range": "<= 6.4.3", "source": "https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2026/10/GHSA-698v-4r3x-3vcv/GHSA-698v-4r3x-3vcv.json" } }vite-plus npm
pkg:npm/vite-plus
SEMVER range- All earlier versions (introduced 0)
- Fixed boundary (excluded): 1.1.0
GitHub Advisory Database · GHSA-698v-4r3x-3vcv · Updated 2026-10-20T18:45:09.467993691ZAdditional upstream package constraints
{ "database": { "last_known_affected_version_range": "<= 1.0.0", "source": "https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2026/10/GHSA-698v-4r3x-3vcv/GHSA-698v-4r3x-3vcv.json" } }
Vendor product assessments
grafana13.1.src as a component of Red Hat Hardened Images · known not affected
Vendor assessment for this product only.
Reason: component not present
pkg:rpm/redhat/[email protected]?arch=src
Red Hat · CVE-2026-112943 · Updated 2026-10-20T21:30:59+00:00grafana13.2.src as a component of Red Hat Hardened Images · known not affected
Vendor assessment for this product only.
Reason: component not present
pkg:rpm/redhat/[email protected]?arch=src
Red Hat · CVE-2026-112943 · Updated 2026-10-20T21:30:59+00:00prometheus3.13.src as a component of Red Hat Hardened Images · known not affected
Vendor assessment for this product only.
Reason: component not present
pkg:rpm/redhat/[email protected]?arch=src
Red Hat · CVE-2026-112943 · Updated 2026-10-20T21:30:59+00:00
All CVSS metrics
- MEDIUM 6.3 v4.0 · CNA Primary
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - MEDIUM 6.3 v4.0 · NVD Secondary
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/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
References
Advisories
- https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-698v-4r3x-3vcv GitHub Advisory Database · GHSA-698v-4r3x-3vcv
GitHub Advisory Database · GHSA-698v-4r3x-3vcv · Updated 2026-10-20T18:45:09.467993691Z - https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-112943 GitHub Advisory Database · GHSA-698v-4r3x-3vcv
GitHub Advisory Database · GHSA-698v-4r3x-3vcv · Updated 2026-10-20T18:45:09.467993691Z
Red Hat · CVE-2026-112943 · Updated 2026-10-20T21:30:59+00:00 - https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-112943.json Red Hat · CVE-2026-112943 · Updated 2026-10-20T21:30:59+00:00
- https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2026-105039 EUVD · EUVD-2026-105039
Technical & other
- https://github.com/vitejs/launch-editor/security/advisories/GHSA-698v-4r3x-3vcv CVE record · GitHub_M · Updated 2026-10-20T14:53:41.777Z
NVD · CVE-2026-112943 · Updated 2026-10-20T19:55:49.343
GitHub Advisory Database · GHSA-698v-4r3x-3vcv
GitHub Advisory Database · GHSA-698v-4r3x-3vcv · Updated 2026-10-20T18:45:09.467993691Z
Red Hat · CVE-2026-112943 · Updated 2026-10-20T21:30:59+00:00 - https://github.com/vitejs/launch-editor/pull/155 CVE record · GitHub_M · Updated 2026-10-20T14:53:41.777Z
NVD · CVE-2026-112943 · Updated 2026-10-20T19:55:49.343
GitHub Advisory Database · GHSA-698v-4r3x-3vcv
GitHub Advisory Database · GHSA-698v-4r3x-3vcv · Updated 2026-10-20T18:45:09.467993691Z
Red Hat · CVE-2026-112943 · Updated 2026-10-20T21:30:59+00:00 - https://github.com/vitejs/launch-editor/commit/3c2f9bf2ff8fe63d056a8f9cc52d825b66ca79fc CVE record · GitHub_M · Updated 2026-10-20T14:53:41.777Z
NVD · CVE-2026-112943 · Updated 2026-10-20T19:55:49.343
GitHub Advisory Database · GHSA-698v-4r3x-3vcv
GitHub Advisory Database · GHSA-698v-4r3x-3vcv · Updated 2026-10-20T18:45:09.467993691Z
Red Hat · CVE-2026-112943 · Updated 2026-10-20T21:30:59+00:00 - https://github.com/vitejs/launch-editor/releases/tag/v2.14.2 CVE record · GitHub_M · Updated 2026-10-20T14:53:41.777Z
NVD · CVE-2026-112943 · Updated 2026-10-20T19:55:49.343
GitHub Advisory Database · GHSA-698v-4r3x-3vcv
GitHub Advisory Database · GHSA-698v-4r3x-3vcv · Updated 2026-10-20T18:45:09.467993691Z
Red Hat · CVE-2026-112943 · Updated 2026-10-20T21:30:59+00:00 - https://github.com/vitejs/launch-editor GitHub Advisory Database · GHSA-698v-4r3x-3vcv
GitHub Advisory Database · GHSA-698v-4r3x-3vcv · Updated 2026-10-20T18:45:09.467993691Z - https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-112943 Red Hat · CVE-2026-112943 · Updated 2026-10-20T21:30:59+00:00
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2556233 Red Hat · CVE-2026-112943 · Updated 2026-10-20T21:30:59+00:00
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-112943 Red Hat · CVE-2026-112943 · Updated 2026-10-20T21:30:59+00:00