redhat · CVE-2024-52011

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Priority: high Published: 2026-06-01 17:17:43 UTC Updated: 2026-06-01 17:17:43 UTC

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Tracker summary

A flaw was found in launch-editor, a tool that allows users to open files with line numbers in an editor from Node.js. Due to insufficient sanitization of the `file` argument in the `launchEditor` function, an attacker can execute arbitrary commands on Windows systems by supplying a filename that contains special characters. This can lead to a complete compromise of the affected system.

Description:

A flaw was found in launch-editor, a tool that allows users to open files with line numbers in an editor from Node.js. Due to insufficient sanitization of the `file` argument in the `launchEditor` function, an attacker can execute arbitrary commands on Windows systems by supplying a filename that contains special characters. This can lead to a complete compromise of the affected system.

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