Kitty is a cross-platform GPU based terminal. In versions 0.47.0 and 0.47.1, `kitten dnd` can allow a malicious remote drag-and-drop source to overwrite or truncate arbitrary files writable by the local kitty user. Remote `text/uri-list` drops are staged in a temporary directory, but on case-sensitive filesystems duplicate remote basenames are not de-duplicated. An attacker can first create a staged symlink and then send a same-name regular-file entry. The regular-file write uses `utils.CreateAt()` / `openat(O_RDWR|O_CREAT|O_TRUNC)` without `O_NOFOLLOW`, so it follows the attacker-created symlink and writes outside the staging directory before final overwrite confirmation runs. This appears related in class to the file-transfer symlink advisory, but it is a different bug: it affects `kitten dnd` remote drag-and-drop staging, uses different vulnerable code (`kittens/dnd/drop.go` and `tools/utils/file_at_fd.go`), and reproduces on commit `4aa4a5c0567a92553a8c20a88a4352da637fca5d`, after the file-transfer `O_NOFOLLOW` fix. Version 0.47.2 patches the issue.
References
| Link | Resource |
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| https://github.com/kovidgoyal/kitty/security/advisories/GHSA-r892-cv7q-fw8x | Exploit Mitigation Vendor Advisory |
| https://github.com/kovidgoyal/kitty/security/advisories/GHSA-r892-cv7q-fw8x | Exploit Mitigation Vendor Advisory |
Configurations
History
16 Jun 2026, 15:59
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| CPE | cpe:2.3:a:kovidgoyal:kitty:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
| References | () https://github.com/kovidgoyal/kitty/security/advisories/GHSA-r892-cv7q-fw8x - Exploit, Mitigation, Vendor Advisory | |
| First Time |
Kovidgoyal kitty
Kovidgoyal |
15 Jun 2026, 14:16
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| References | () https://github.com/kovidgoyal/kitty/security/advisories/GHSA-r892-cv7q-fw8x - |
12 Jun 2026, 21:16
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| New CVE |
Information
Published : 2026-06-12 21:16
Updated : 2026-06-17 10:58
NVD link : CVE-2026-54056
Mitre link : CVE-2026-54056
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-54056
JSON object : View
Products Affected
kovidgoyal
- kitty
CWE
CWE-59
Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')
