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High · 7.5 CVE-2026-112942 EUVD-2026-105035GHSA-587h-7wmj-h5pm

launch-editor: `fs.existsSync()` existence check can be bypassed on Windows

Published Oct 20, 2026 · Updated Oct 21, 2026 · Assigned by GitHub_M

Description

launch-editor allows users to open files with line numbers in editor from Node.js. Prior to 2.14.2, launch-editor-middleware processes an attacker-controlled Windows file argument where the file argument ends in a parent-directory component plus a line-and-column suffix: the path is resolved while the suffix is still present, and launch-editor removes the suffix before its existsSync check, leaving the existing parent directory for existsSync and allowing the attacker-controlled file argument to pass filename existence validation without requiring the malicious filename to exist. The bypass can lead to OS command injection when combined with the separately described Windows percent-expansion flaw. This issue is fixed in version 2.14.2.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
vitejs launch-editor < 2.14.2 —
vitejs vite >= 8.3.0, < 8.3.3, >= 8.2.0, < 8.2.4, >= 8.0.0, < 8.1.6, >= 7.0.0, < 7.3.7, < 6.4.4 —
vitejs vite-plus < 1.1.0 —

Fixed in Linux distributions

Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.

Wolfi

ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Wolfi rolling kubeflow-pipelines-frontend 2.17.2-r16 —
Wolfi rolling langfuse-3-worker 3.225.12-r3 —
Wolfi rolling nextcloud-server-33 33.0.10-r2 —

Affected packages

EcosystemPackageAffectedFixedRecord
npm launch-editor < 2.14.2 2.14.2 GHSA-587h-7wmj-h5pm
npm vite >= 8.3.0, < 8.3.3 8.3.3 GHSA-587h-7wmj-h5pm
npm vite >= 8.2.0, < 8.2.4 8.2.4 GHSA-587h-7wmj-h5pm
npm vite >= 8.0.0, < 8.1.6 8.1.6 GHSA-587h-7wmj-h5pm
npm vite >= 7.0.0, < 7.3.7 7.3.7 GHSA-587h-7wmj-h5pm
npm vite < 6.4.4 6.4.4 GHSA-587h-7wmj-h5pm
npm vite-plus < 1.1.0 1.1.0 GHSA-587h-7wmj-h5pm

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