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High, CVSS 7.5amended

launch-editor vulnerable to command injection via the crafted request on Windows

CVE-2024-52011GHSA-c27g-q93r-2cwf

What to do

Vendor fix available. Upgrade each affected package to the fixed version on its release line (vite 5.4.9; launch-editor 2.9.0), redeploy, then verify what is actually installed.

This page has no inventory attached, so it cannot say whether you are affected. A vendor fix is not proof that your deployment is fixed.

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Severity and exploitation
Exploitation
No confirmed exploitation recorded. Patch Next marks exploitation only from CISA KEV.
CVSS 4.0
7.5 · 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 · score source
EPSS
  • CVE-2024-52011: 0.51% estimated exploitation activity in the next 30 days; percentile 43.88 (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-03). This is a model estimate, not proof of exploitation or customer exposure.
Source description

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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).

Dates and revisions
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  1. Revision 3 · amended ·

    Amended from ghsa record GHSA-c27g-q93r-2cwf

  2. Revision 2 · amended ·

    Reviewed OSV alias/range/CVSS4 correction; package source scopes and original publication preserved. No customer finding resolved.

  3. Revision 1 · created ·

    Published from osv record GHSA-c27g-q93r-2cwf

Agent brief

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# Patch Next advisory brief: CVE-2024-52011

Advisory: launch-editor vulnerable to command injection via the crafted request on Windows
IDs: CVE-2024-52011, GHSA-c27g-q93r-2cwf
Record: https://patchnext.com/advisories/cve-2024-52011 (revision 3, source checked 26 Oct 2026, 12:52 UTC)
Inventory: none attached. This brief comes from a public page and does not say whether any deployment is affected.
Severity: High (CVSS 7.5)
Exploitation: no confirmed exploitation recorded. Patch Next confirms exploitation only from CISA KEV.
Vendor response: Vendor fix available; fixed versions by package: vite 5.4.9; launch-editor 2.9.0. A vendor fix does not mean a deployment is fixed.

## Affected components
- npm vite: affected <= 5.4.8; fixed in 5.4.9
- npm launch-editor: affected <= 2.8.2; fixed in 2.9.0

## Suggested inspection (read-only)
- `npm ls vite --all`: lists every installed copy and version, including transitive ones. Run in the project root after `npm ci`.
- `npm ls launch-editor --all`: lists every installed copy and version, including transitive ones. Run in the project root after `npm ci`.

## Supported action
Upgrade each affected component to a fixed version on its release line. For a transitive dependency, upgrade the parent package or add an override or constraint, then regenerate the lockfile. Redeploy every environment that ran an affected version.

## Required regression checks
- Run the test suite and a production build.
- Exercise the features that depend on vite, launch-editor.
- Repeat the inspection and confirm that only fixed versions remain installed.

## Rollback considerations
- Keep the previous lockfile and deployment artifact. Rolling back reinstates the vulnerable version, so apply any documented mitigation while you fix forward.

## Unresolved questions
- Which deployments run an affected version?
- Exploitation status can change. Check again before lowering the priority.
- Mark the work resolved only after the fixed version is verified in production.

## Sources
- Verified: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-c27g-q93r-2cwf (OSV record GHSA-c27g-q93r-2cwf lists affected ranges: npm launch-editor >=0 =0 <5.4.9 (fixed))
- Verified: https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-c27g-q93r-2cwf (GitHub-reviewed advisory GHSA-c27g-q93r-2cwf lists affected ranges: npm launch-editor >=0 =0 <=5.4.8)

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