AIKIDO-2026-674364
@inquirer/external-editor is vulnerable to Path traversal
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Low Risk
This Affects:
@inquirer/external-editorTL;DR
The package previously created temp files and launched an external editor in ways that could allow path escaping from the intended temp location and/or unsafe command interpretation. The fix creates a dedicated temporary directory (mkdtempSync) and always places the temp file under it (then recursively cleans it up), and it hardens editor process launching by disabling shell execution (shell: false) and handling spawn errors.
Who does this affect?
You are affected if you are using a version that falls within the vulnerable range.
Background info
@inquirer/external-editor is vulnerable to Path traversal in versions 0.0.1 - 3.0.2.
How to fix this
Upgrade the @inquirer/external-editor library to the patch version.
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