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...

CVE-2026-54055

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 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-2026-42851

Kitty is a cross-platform GPU based terminal. In versions prior to 0.47.0, a program able to write bytes to a kitty terminal — a remote SSH peer, a downloaded file viewed with cat, a log line, an email body rendered in less, an issue body in a TUI, etc. — can cause kitty to execute...

CVE-2026-42851 @kitty-edit DCS + --color=geninclude vulnerable to Unauthenticated in-process RCE

Kitty is a cross-platform GPU based terminal. In versions prior to 0.47.0, a program able to write bytes to a kitty terminal — a remote SSH peer, a downloaded file viewed with cat, a log line, an email body rendered in less, an issue body in a TUI, etc. — can cause kitty to execute...

EUVD-2026-36555

Kitty is a cross-platform GPU based terminal. In versions prior to 0.47.0, a program able to write bytes to a kitty terminal — a remote SSH peer, a downloaded file viewed with cat, a log line, an email body rendered in less, an issue body in a TUI, etc. — can cause kitty to execute...

CVE-2026-42851 @kitty-edit DCS + --color=geninclude vulnerable to Unauthenticated in-process RCE

Kitty is a cross-platform GPU based terminal. In versions prior to 0.47.0, a program able to write bytes to a kitty terminal — a remote SSH peer, a downloaded file viewed with cat, a log line, an email body rendered in less, an issue body in a TUI, etc. — can cause kitty to execute...

CVE-2026-42851

CVE-2026-42851 (Kitty terminal) : In versions prior to 0.47.0, a program that writes bytes to a Kitty terminal can trigger execution of attacker-supplied Python inside the Kitty process with the user’s privileges. This is a local issue with high impact to confidentiality, integrity, and availabil...

CVE-2026-42851

Kitty is a cross-platform GPU based terminal. In versions prior to 0.47.0, a program able to write bytes to a kitty terminal — a remote SSH peer, a downloaded file viewed with cat, a log line, an email body rendered in less, an issue body in a TUI, etc. — can cause kitty to execute...

CVE-2026-42850

Kitty is a cross-platform GPU based terminal. In versions prior to 0.47.0, it is possible to inject commands within the subshell through kitty error. A special escape code will make kitty return an error, this error is not escaped and will be correctly echoed back to the terminal with CRLF, as su...

EUVD-2026-36553

Kitty is a cross-platform GPU based terminal. In versions prior to 0.47.0, it is possible to inject commands within the subshell through kitty error. A special escape code will make kitty return an error, this error is not escaped and will be correctly echoed back to the terminal with CRLF, as su...

CVE-2026-42850 Kitty has a shell command injection

Kitty is a cross-platform GPU based terminal. In versions prior to 0.47.0, it is possible to inject commands within the subshell through kitty error. A special escape code will make kitty return an error, this error is not escaped and will be correctly echoed back to the terminal with CRLF, as su...

CVE-2026-42850

CVE-2026-42850 affects the Kitty terminal (GPU-based, cross-platform). In versions prior to 0.47.0, an injection is possible through a crafted kitty error that is echoed back to the terminal with CRLF and executed by the user’s shell. The attack requires the victim to connect to the attacker (e.g...

CVE-2026-42850 Kitty has a shell command injection

Kitty is a cross-platform GPU based terminal. In versions prior to 0.47.0, it is possible to inject commands within the subshell through kitty error. A special escape code will make kitty return an error, this error is not escaped and will be correctly echoed back to the terminal with CRLF, as su...

CVE-2026-42850

Kitty is a cross-platform GPU based terminal. In versions prior to 0.47.0, it is possible to inject commands within the subshell through kitty error. A special escape code will make kitty return an error, this error is not escaped and will be correctly echoed back to the terminal with CRLF, as su...

PT-2026-48967

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Kitty versions prior to 0.47.0 Description Command injection is possible within the subshell through the terminal error mechanism. A specific escape code triggers an error that is not properly escaped and is echoed back to the terminal with...

PT-2026-48968

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Kitty versions prior to 0.47.0 Description A flaw allows a program capable of writing bytes to the terminal—such as a remote SSH peer, a downloaded file viewed with cat, a log line, an email body rendered in less, or an issue body in a TUI—to...

PT-2026-48993

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions kitty versions prior to 0.47.3 Description In the kitty GPU-based terminal, the OSC 21 color-control query reply reflects attacker-controlled bytes, including newlines, into the shell input without proper sanitization. Recommendations Update t...

PT-2026-48969

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Kitty versions prior to 0.47.2 Description A local privilege escalation exists in the file transmission protocol. A child process running in the terminal can write to arbitrary files on the filesystem by exploiting a TOCTOU...