GitHub Advisoryadvisory · npm
GHSA-c27g-q93r-2cwf launch-editor vulnerable to command injection via the crafted request on Windows
HIGH
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- Aliases
- CVE-2024-52011
- Ecosystem
- npm
- Packages
- launch-editor, vite
- Severity
- High
- CVSS vector
- CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
- Weaknesses
- CWE-77
- Reviewed
- 2026-06-03
Affected packages
• npm launch-editor: < 2.9.0 → fixed in 2.9.0
• npm vite: < 5.4.9 → fixed in 5.4.9
Description
Summary
Due to the insufficient sanitization of the `file` argument in the `launchEditor`, an attacker can execute arbitrary commands on Windows by supplying a filename that contains special characters.
Impact
If the following conditions are met, an attacker can execute arbitrary commands on the computer that is using the `launch-editor`:
• An attacker can place a file with the malicious filename
• An attacker can call the `launchEditor` method with the `file` argument controlled
• The `launch-editor` package is running on Windows
For example, some development server using this package satisfy these conditions, as a malicious website might be able to force the downloading of a file and the path of that file is predictable.
Patch
This issue has been fixed in the `launch-editor` version 2.9.0 (commit).
Related
Alias · CVE (1)
- CVE-2024-52011 launch-editor allows users to open files with line numbers in editor from Node.js. vulnerability
Weakness · CWE (1)
- CWE-77 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command weakness
References
- https://github.com/vitejs/launch-editor/security/advisories/GHSA-c27g-q93r-2cwf web
- https://github.com/yyx990803/launch-editor/security/advisories/GHSA-c27g-q93r-2cwf web
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-52011 advisory
- https://github.com/vitejs/launch-editor/commit/971291e8a6a91226e1616c5c0ec85423d2d50a5e web
- https://github.com/vitejs/launch-editor package