CVE-2025-12120 (GCVE-0-2025-12120)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2025-11-20 16:38
Modified
2025-11-20 18:09
Severity ?
7.3 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
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.
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Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Lite XL Lite XL Version: 2.1.8 and earlier
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