CVE-2026-53632

Summary

launch-editor allows users to open files with line numbers in editor from Node.js. Prior to 2.14.1, the launch-editor NPM package accesses arbitrary paths including Windows UNC paths. When a UNC path is opened, Windows automatically attempts NTLM authentication to the remote host, causing the user’s NTLMv2 password hash to be leaked to an attacker-controlled SMB server. This can result in credential compromise through offline hash cracking. This vulnerability is fixed in 2.14.1.

Affected Software

VendorProductVersion RangeStatus
vitejslaunch-editor< 2.14.1affected
vitejsvite>= 8.0.0, < 8.0.16affected
vitejsvite>= 7.0.0, < 7.3.5affected
vitejsvite< 6.4.3affected
vitejsvite-plus< 0.1.24affected

Weaknesses

  • CWE-73: CWE-73: External Control of File Name or Path
  • CWE-522: CWE-522: Insufficiently Protected Credentials

ADP Enrichment

CISA ADP Vulnrichment

  • SSVC:
  • Exploitation: poc
    • Automatable: no
    • Technical Impact: partial

Additional References

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