CVE-2022-41322

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.
ProviderTypeBase ScoreAtk. VectorAtk. ComplexityPriv. RequiredVector
NISTNIST
7.8 HIGH
LOCAL
LOW
NONE
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
mitreCNA
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CVEADP
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CISA-ADPADP
7.8 HIGH
LOCAL
LOW
NONE
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Base Score
CVSS 3.x
EPSS Score
Percentile: 88%
VendorProductVersion
kitty_projectkitty
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< 0.26.2
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= Vulnerable software versions
Debian logo
Debian Releases
Debian Product
Codename
kitty
bullseye
no-dsa
buster
no-dsa
bookworm
0.26.5-5
fixed
sid
0.36.4-3
fixed
trixie
0.36.4-3
fixed
Ubuntu logo
Ubuntu Releases
Ubuntu Product
Codename
kitty
mantic
not-affected
lunar
ignored
kinetic
ignored
jammy
Fixed 0.21.2-1ubuntu0.22.04.1
released
focal
not-affected
bionic
dne
xenial
dne
trusty
dne
Common Weakness Enumeration
References
https://bugs.gentoo.org/868543
https://github.com/kovidgoyal/kitty/commit/f05783e64d5fa62e1aed603e8d69aced5e49824f
https://github.com/kovidgoyal/kitty/compare/v0.26.1...v0.26.2
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/47RK7MBSVY5BWDUTYMJUFPBAYFSWMTOI/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/6RRNAPU33PHEH64P77YL3AJO6CTZGHTX/
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202209-22
https://sw.kovidgoyal.net/kitty/changelog/#detailed-list-of-changes
https://bugs.gentoo.org/868543
https://github.com/kovidgoyal/kitty/commit/f05783e64d5fa62e1aed603e8d69aced5e49824f
https://github.com/kovidgoyal/kitty/compare/v0.26.1...v0.26.2
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/06/msg00000.html
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/47RK7MBSVY5BWDUTYMJUFPBAYFSWMTOI/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/6RRNAPU33PHEH64P77YL3AJO6CTZGHTX/
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202209-22
https://sw.kovidgoyal.net/kitty/changelog/#detailed-list-of-changes