Arbitrary Code Injection Affecting lite-xl/lite-xl package, versions [0,]
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- published23 Nov 2025
- disclosed20 Nov 2025
- creditDogus Demirkiran
Introduced: 20 Nov 2025
NewCVE-2025-12120 (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 Arbitrary Code Injection via the automatic execution of the .lite_project.lua file when opening a project directory. An attacker can execute arbitrary code by convincing a user to open a malicious project containing a crafted .lite_project.lua file.