TI-2025-11115 Aliases CVE-2025-12120 GHSA-63qf-frrc-rvqp

Code injection in Lite XL

LOW 34CWE-94Published 2025-11-20 · Updated 2025-11-20

Key facts

Attack vector: Local
Privileges required: Low
User interaction: Required
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: High · High · High
Fix status: No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-94.

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.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV

EPSS 0.0033 26th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD

Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation: None
Automatable: No
Technical impact: Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
Lite XL	Lite XL	up to 2.1.8	—	No fix listed	CNA

Lite XL VendorLite XL Affected up to 2.1.8 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:lite-xl:lite_xl::::::::	up to 2.1.8	Vulnerable	Lite XL

cpe:2.3:a:lite-xl:lite_xl:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 2.1.8 Vulnerable ·Lite XL

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

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Not affected: 1 product

Red Hat

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-12120
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-63qf-frrc-rvqp

References

Exploit 1

https://kb.cert.org/vuls/id/579478

Patch 1

https://github.com/lite-xl/lite-xl/pull/2164

TI-2025-11116 OS command injection in Lite XL CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.3

Sources

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