CVE-2026-54055 Kitty has an Arbitrary File Write via Symlink Race Condition in File Transmission Protocol

Kitty is a cross-platform GPU based terminal. In versions prior to 0.47.2, a local privilege escalation vulnerability exists in kitty's file transmission protocol where a child process running in the terminal can write to arbitrary files on the filesystem by exploiting a TOCTOU...

CVE-2026-54055

Kitty (cross‑platform GPU terminal) contains a local privilege escalation vulnerability in its file transmission protocol prior to 0.47.2. A TOCTOU race between symlink validation and file creation allows a child process in the terminal to cause an attack to write to arbitrary files because os.op...