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.
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History

12 Jun 2026, 20:16

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Information

Published : 2026-06-12 20:16

Updated : 2026-06-12 20:16


NVD link : CVE-2026-54055

Mitre link : CVE-2026-54055

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-54055


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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