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 attacker-supplied Python inside the running kitty process, with the user's full privileges. There is no approval prompt, no remote-control permission requirement, no shell-integration interaction, no clipboard touch, and no editor interaction. Version 0.47.0 fixes the issue.
References
| Link | Resource |
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| https://github.com/kovidgoyal/kitty/security/advisories/GHSA-w98g-hpvr-r332 | Exploit Mitigation Vendor Advisory |
Configurations
History
16 Jun 2026, 16:07
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| References | () https://github.com/kovidgoyal/kitty/security/advisories/GHSA-w98g-hpvr-r332 - Exploit, Mitigation, Vendor Advisory | |
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Kovidgoyal kitty
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| CPE | cpe:2.3:a:kovidgoyal:kitty:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
16 Jun 2026, 15:16
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| References | () https://github.com/kovidgoyal/kitty/security/advisories/GHSA-w98g-hpvr-r332 - |
15 Jun 2026, 16:16
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| References | () https://github.com/kovidgoyal/kitty/security/advisories/GHSA-w98g-hpvr-r332 - |
12 Jun 2026, 20:16
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| New CVE |
Information
Published : 2026-06-12 20:16
Updated : 2026-06-17 10:48
NVD link : CVE-2026-42851
Mitre link : CVE-2026-42851
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-42851
JSON object : View
Products Affected
kovidgoyal
- kitty
