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.
CVE-2026-53632
This medium-severity CVE scores 5.5 under a secondary CVSS source (NVD's own analysis pending). EPSS exploit probability: 0.3%, top 76% of all CVEs by exploit prediction. GitHub Security Advisory data not yet ingested — confidence will rise once GHSA publishes (typical lag: hours to days for open-source ecosystem CVEs; never for infrastructure-only CVEs).
- Lower severity and no public exploit yet
No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.
- CVSS v3
- 5.5
- EG Score
- 5.5(medium)
- EG Risk
- —
- EPSS
- 24.5%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
June 15, 2026
Last Modified
June 23, 2026
Advisory Details (1)
Auto-updated Jun 23, 2026NTLMv2 hash disclosure via UNC path handling on Windows · Advisory · vitejs/launch-editor · GitHub
https://github.com/vitejs/launch-editor/security/advisories/GHSA-v6wh-96g9-6wx3Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-53632(1)
These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.
Affected Packages
(3 across 1 ecosystem)
npm(3)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| launch-editor | — | 2.14.1 | — |
| vite | — | 6.4.3 | — |
| vite-plus | — | 0.1.24 | — |
Weakness Classification(2)
MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.
Data Freshness Timeline
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- 2026-06-22 19:42 UTCEG score recompute▲ 5.50
- 2026-06-22 19:40 UTCNVD updateCVSS v3 → 5.5 · CVSS v4 → 5.5
- 2026-06-15 17:46 UTCEG score recompute
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