Is launch-editor safe to use?

launch-editor has 1 known vulnerabilities on the latest version (2.14.1). DepScope rates its health at 60/100 (moderate risk).

What is the latest version of launch-editor?

The latest version of launch-editor is 2.14.1, released 2026-06-01.

Does launch-editor have known vulnerabilities?

Yes. launch-editor has 1 known vulnerabilities. See depscope.dev/pkg/npm/launch-editor for details.

Is launch-editor deprecated?

No, launch-editor is actively maintained. Latest release: 2.14.1 (2026-06-01).

What are alternatives to launch-editor?

Popular alternatives to launch-editor in npm include: ?, semver, minimatch, debug, brace-expansion.

What license does launch-editor use?

launch-editor is licensed under MIT.

launch-editor

npmv2.14.1

launch editor from node.js

License MITpermissive23 versions3 maintainers2 deps17,546,392 weekly dl

vitejs/launch-editor

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Health

update required

[email protected] has vulnerabilities — update to latest

Update to >= 5.4.9 to fix known vulnerabilities

Moderate health score (60/100) — verify manually
1 high severity vulnerabilities

Health breakdown0 – 100

25/25

maintenance

20/20

popularity

20/25

security

12/15

maturity

6/15

community

0/15

popularity_floor

Vulnerabilities

1 high

Advisories (1)

Severity	ID	Summary	Fixed in
high	CVE-2024-52011	launch-editor vulnerable to command injection via the crafted request on Windows	5.4.9

Bundle & TypeScript

📦

Bundle Size

11.7 KBminified

4.3 KB gzipped

2 direct dependencies

side effects

🌟

TypeScript

10/10typed

bundled

Quality signals

Download trend

stable(0%)

Publish security

npm signed

Health History

Dependency Tree

License Audit

Dependencies (2)

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API access

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