Description
In Kitty before 0.26.2, insufficient validation in the desktop notification escape sequence can lead to arbitrary code execution. The user must display attacker-controlled content in the terminal, then click on a notification popup.
Published: 2022-09-23
Score: 7.8 High
EPSS: 1.4% Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Remediation

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Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-4203-1 kitty security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2022-44530 In Kitty before 0.26.2, insufficient validation in the desktop notification escape sequence can lead to arbitrary code execution. The user must display attacker-controlled content in the terminal, then click on a notification popup.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-5659-1 kitty vulnerabilities
History

Sun, 01 Jun 2025 11:30:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


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Fedoraproject Fedora
Kitty Project Kitty
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2025-06-01T11:02:27.106Z

Reserved: 2022-09-23T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2022-41322

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2025-06-01T11:02:27.106Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2022-09-23T05:15:08.937

Modified: 2025-06-01T11:15:19.620

Link: CVE-2022-41322

cve-icon Redhat

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cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses