Is CVE-2025-12121 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2025-12121 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2025-12121?

CVE-2025-12121 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.3 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2025-12121?

CVE-2025-12121 has an EPSS score of 0.33% (25th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2025-12121

HIGH

7.3

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

Lite XL versions 2.1.8 and prior contain a vulnerability in the system.exec function, which allowed arbitrary command execution through unsanitized shell command construction. This function was used in project directory launching (core.lua), drag-and-drop file handling (rootview.lua), and the “open in system” command in the treeview plugin (treeview.lua). If an attacker could influence input to system.exec, they might execute arbitrary commands with the privileges of the Lite XL process.

CWE-78OS Command Injection

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredLow

User InteractionRequired

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

0.33%probability of exploitation in 30 days

25thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 25% of all known CVEs.

References

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2025-12-10.