CVE-2025-43929

open_actions.py in kitty before 0.41.0 does not ask for user confirmation before running a local executable file that may have been linked from an untrusted document (e.g., a document opened in KDE ghostwriter).
ProviderTypeBase ScoreAtk. VectorAtk. ComplexityPriv. RequiredVector
NISTNIST
4.1 MEDIUM
LOCAL
HIGH
NONE
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
mitreCNA
4.1 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
CISA-ADPADP
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Base Score
CVSS 3.x
EPSS Score
Percentile: 1%
VendorProductVersion
kovidgoyalkitty
𝑥
< 0.41.0
𝑥
= Vulnerable software versions
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Debian Releases
Debian Product
Codename
kitty
bullseye
0.19.3-1
not-affected
bullseye (security)
0.19.3-1+deb11u1
fixed
bookworm
vulnerable
trixie
0.41.1-2
fixed
sid
0.41.1-2
fixed
Common Weakness Enumeration
References
https://ghostwriter.kde.org/documentation/#links
https://github.com/0xBenCantCode/CVE-2025-43929
https://github.com/kovidgoyal/kitty/commit/ce5cfdd9caf44c538af800a07162e1f49bd53c35
https://github.com/kovidgoyal/kitty/compare/v0.40.1...v0.41.0
https://hitman.services/cve-2025-43929/