CVE-2026-112943: launch-editor: escapeCmdArgs() omits % escaping on Windows
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.
References
- github.com/advisories/GHSA-698v-4r3x-3vcv
- github.com/vitejs/launch-editor/commit/3c2f9bf2ff8fe63d056a8f9cc52d825b66ca79fc
- github.com/vitejs/launch-editor/pull/155
- github.com/vitejs/launch-editor/releases/tag/v2.14.2
- github.com/vitejs/launch-editor/security/advisories/GHSA-698v-4r3x-3vcv
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-112943
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