CVE-2025-12120 (GCVE-0-2025-12120)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-11-20 16:38 – Updated: 2025-11-20 18:09
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
CVE-2025-12120
Summary
Lite XL versions 2.1.8 and prior automatically execute the .lite_project.lua file when opening a project directory, without prompting the user for confirmation. The .lite_project.lua file is intended for project-specific configuration but can contain executable Lua logic. This behavior could allow execution of untrusted Lua code if a user opens a malicious project, potentially leading to arbitrary code execution with the privileges of the Lite XL process.
Severity
7.3 (High)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2025-11-20 18:09 UTC
Assigner
References
2 references
Impacted products
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