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.
Fix
Nothing published yet: no patch, vendor advisory or mitigation reference on NVD, no vendor advisory in the News for this CVE, not in CISA's KEV, no fixed package version. BaselineWatch does not guess at one.
Change history 6
- StatusAwaiting Analysis → PublishedNVD modified 2026-10-20 15:13
- StatusPublished → Awaiting AnalysisNVD modified 2026-10-20 19:55
- StatusReceived → PublishedNVD modified 2026-10-20 15:13
- StatusPublished → ReceivedNVD modified 2026-10-20 16:17
- StatusReceived → PublishedNVD modified 2026-10-20 14:53
- First seenCVSS 6.3NVD modified 2026-10-20 15:17
Affected (CPE criteria) 0
NVD has not attached CPE configurations yet.