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 (Time-of-Check-Time-of-Use) race condition between symlink validation and file creation. The `os.open()` call used to create files does not use `O_NOFOLLOW`, allowing an attacker to create a symlink between the initial stat check and the actual file open, causing the write to follow the symlink to an arbitrary destination. Version 0.47.2 fixes the issue.
References
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| https://github.com/kovidgoyal/kitty/security/advisories/GHSA-q446-x7q6-vcxh | Mitigation Vendor Advisory |
| https://github.com/kovidgoyal/kitty/security/advisories/GHSA-q446-x7q6-vcxh | Mitigation Vendor Advisory |
Configurations
History
16 Jun 2026, 16:02
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| References | () https://github.com/kovidgoyal/kitty/security/advisories/GHSA-q446-x7q6-vcxh - Mitigation, Vendor Advisory | |
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Kovidgoyal kitty
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| CPE | cpe:2.3:a:kovidgoyal:kitty:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
15 Jun 2026, 21:17
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| References | () https://github.com/kovidgoyal/kitty/security/advisories/GHSA-q446-x7q6-vcxh - |
12 Jun 2026, 20:16
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| New CVE |
Information
Published : 2026-06-12 20:16
Updated : 2026-06-17 10:58
NVD link : CVE-2026-54055
Mitre link : CVE-2026-54055
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-54055
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Products Affected
kovidgoyal
- kitty
