{
  "affected": [
    {
      "ranges": [
        {
          "database_specific": {
            "extracted_events": [
              {
                "range": [
                  {
                    "introduced": "0"
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                  {
                    "fixed": "2.14.2"
                  }
                ],
                "source": "AFFECTED_FIELD",
                "strategy": "StringRangeExpression"
              },
              {
                "range": [
                  {
                    "fixed": "f6e6701bb1f16f2dd242b321374f1b6cca6eb6d4"
                  }
                ],
                "source": "REFERENCES_COMMIT"
              },
              {
                "original_tag": "v2.14.2",
                "range": [
                  {
                    "fixed": "b5334895a00f8000ef3b6a46f2aa9e1a62eb27b4"
                  }
                ],
                "source": "REFERENCES_TAG"
              }
            ]
          },
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "b5334895a00f8000ef3b6a46f2aa9e1a62eb27b4"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "f6e6701bb1f16f2dd242b321374f1b6cca6eb6d4"
            }
          ],
          "repo": "https://github.com/vitejs/launch-editor",
          "type": "GIT"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "aliases": [
    "GHSA-r825-w8mm-5pxw"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cna_assigner": "GitHub_M",
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-88"
    ],
    "osv_generated_from": "https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/112xxx/CVE-2026-112944.json",
    "unresolved_ranges": [
      {
        "extracted_events": [
          {
            "range": [
              {
                "introduced": "8.3.0"
              },
              {
                "fixed": "8.3.3"
              },
              {
                "introduced": "8.2.0"
              },
              {
                "fixed": "8.2.4"
              },
              {
                "introduced": "8.0.0"
              },
              {
                "fixed": "8.1.6"
              },
              {
                "introduced": "7.0.0"
              },
              {
                "fixed": "7.3.7"
              },
              {
                "fixed": "6.4.4"
              },
              {
                "fixed": "1.1.0"
              }
            ],
            "source": "AFFECTED_FIELD",
            "strategy": "StringRangeExpression"
          }
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "details": "launch-editor allows users to open files with line numbers in editor from Node.js. Prior to 2.14.2, when an attacker can create a filesystem entry beginning with plus or minus in the working directory, an affected editor is selected, and the path can remain relative or is converted to a relative WSL path, launchEditor forwards the path without forcing it to be interpreted as a positional filename. Editor option parsing then treats the attacker-controlled filename as a command-line flag, which can cause unintended file overwrite or arbitrary command execution by the selected editor. The affected editors are Vim and gVim, MacVim, Emacs and Emacsclient, and Notepad++ when a plugin exposes dangerous operations; WSL path conversion keeps Vite and newer middleware callers exposed. This issue is fixed in version 2.14.2.",
  "id": "CVE-2026-112944",
  "modified": "2026-10-21T02:31:03.386028985Z",
  "published": "2026-10-20T14:57:38.728Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/112xxx/CVE-2026-112944.json"
    },
    {
      "type": "FIX",
      "url": "https://github.com/vitejs/launch-editor/commit/f6e6701bb1f16f2dd242b321374f1b6cca6eb6d4"
    },
    {
      "type": "FIX",
      "url": "https://github.com/vitejs/launch-editor/pull/156"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/vitejs/launch-editor/releases/tag/v2.14.2"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://github.com/vitejs/launch-editor/security/advisories/GHSA-r825-w8mm-5pxw"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-112944"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.9.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "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",
      "type": "CVSS_V4"
    }
  ],
  "summary": "launch-editor: Editor CLI flag misinterpretation causing arbitrary command execution for some editors"
}