CVE-2026-54055

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.
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:kovidgoyal:kitty:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

16 Jun 2026, 16:02

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References () https://github.com/kovidgoyal/kitty/security/advisories/GHSA-q446-x7q6-vcxh - () https://github.com/kovidgoyal/kitty/security/advisories/GHSA-q446-x7q6-vcxh - Mitigation, Vendor Advisory
First Time Kovidgoyal kitty
Kovidgoyal
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 - () 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
CWE
CWE-59

Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')

CWE-367

Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race Condition

CWE-426

Untrusted Search Path