8.3High
CVE-2024-52011
launch-editor allows users to open files with line numbers in editor from Node.js. Prior to version 2.9.0, 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. This issue has been fixed in the `launch-editor` version 2.9.0, corresponding to vite version 5.4.9.
What this means for your business
- An attacker can use it remotely, over a network, without a login, but only after tricking someone into an action such as opening a file or a link.
- FIRST's prediction model gives it a 0.5% chance of attack attempts being seen in the next 30 days, ranking above 42% of all known flaws.
What to do
- 1Ask your IT team or provider whether any of your systems use the affected product.
- 2If you do, follow the vendor's guidance. No patch reference has been published yet.
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Scoring
- CVSS
- 8.3 (v3.1)
- Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L- CVSS v4
- 7.5
- Weakness
- CWE-77
- Assigned by
- security-advisories@github.com
Dates
- Published
- 2026-06-01
- Last modified
- 2026-09-04
- Sources
- NVD
References
- https://github.com/vitejs/launch-editor/commit/971291e8a6a91226e1616c5c0ec85423d2d50a5e
- https://github.com/vitejs/launch-editor/security/advisories/GHSA-c27g-q93r-2cwf
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:34342
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-52011
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2483853
- https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2024/cve-2024-52011.json