Uncaught URIError: URI malformed

[pelerin2]

[Enter steps to reproduce:]

1. Start editing a file in Atom
2. Place the following text in it: %%26lt;script%26gt;alert(1)%26lt;/script%26gt;%
3. Try to decode it. I get the error below, and the string doesn't get decoded.

Atom: 1.19.5 x64
Electron: 1.6.9
OS: Mac OS X 10.12.6
Thrown From: escape-utils package 0.5.3

Stack Trace

Uncaught URIError: URI malformed

At /Users/hughcushing/.atom/packages/escape-utils/lib/escape-utils.coffee:20

URIError: URI malformed
    at decodeURIComponent (<anonymous>)
    at Object.transfromSel (/packages/escape-utils/lib/escape-utils.coffee:20:22)
    at /packages/escape-utils/lib/escape-utils.coffee:7:72)
    at CommandRegistry.module.exports.CommandRegistry.handleCommandEvent (/Applications/Atom.app/Contents/Resources/app/src/command-registry.js:265:35)
    at CommandRegistry.handleCommandEvent (/Applications/Atom.app/Contents/Resources/app/src/command-registry.js:3:65)
    at CommandRegistry.module.exports.CommandRegistry.dispatch (/Applications/Atom.app/Contents/Resources/app/src/command-registry.js:166:25)
    at AtomEnvironment.module.exports.AtomEnvironment.dispatchApplicationMenuCommand (/Applications/Atom.app/Contents/Resources/app/src/atom-environment.js:1338:34)
    at EventEmitter.outerCallback (/Applications/Atom.app/Contents/Resources/app/src/application-delegate.js:334:31)
    at emitThree (events.js:116:13)
    at EventEmitter.emit (events.js:194:7)

Commands

     -2:12.6.0 core:select-all (input.hidden-input)
     -2:09.4.0 escape-utils:html-decode (input.hidden-input)
     -2:04.8.0 escape-utils:url-decode (input.hidden-input)
     -0:45 application:new-file (ul.list-inline.tab-bar.inset-panel)
     -0:42.9.0 core:paste (input.hidden-input)
     -0:37.6.0 core:undo (input.hidden-input)
  6x -0:37.2.0 editor:newline (input.hidden-input)
     -0:34.9.0 core:paste (input.hidden-input)
  2x -0:28.4.0 escape-utils:url-decode (input.hidden-input)

Non-Core Packages

escape-utils 0.5.3