Command Injection Affecting lite-xl/lite-xl package, versions [1.14,]
Threat Intelligence
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- published23 Nov 2025
- disclosed20 Nov 2025
- creditDogus Demirkiran
Introduced: 20 Nov 2025
NewCVE-2025-12121 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
A fix was pushed into the master branch but not yet published.
Overview
Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Command Injection via the system.exec function. An attacker can execute arbitrary commands with the privileges of the running process by supplying crafted file names that are used in shell command construction.
Note: Exploitation of this vulnerability can occur with the project directory launching, drag-and-drop file handling, or the "open in system" command.