In Kitty before 0.26.2, insufficient validation in the desktop notification escape sequence can lead to arbitrary code execution. The user must display attacker-controlled content in the terminal, then click on a notification popup.
CVE-2022-41322
Score 7.8 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2022-09-25. NVD baseline CVSS 7.8; sources differ by 0.0.
- High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
A fix is available — apply it.
- CVSS v3
- 7.8
- EG Score
- 7.8(medium)
- EG Risk
- 51(Track*)EG Risk 51/100SSVC: Track*
EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).
How it’s computedSeverity78% × 45%Exploitation40% × 40%Automatability0% × 15%Action: Watch closely — could escalate to Attend. - EPSS PROB
- 0%
- EPSS %ILE
- 40%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
September 23, 2022
Last Modified
June 1, 2025
References (15)
- cve@mitrehttps://bugs.gentoo.org/868543
- cve@mitrehttps://github.com/kovidgoyal/kitty/commit/f05783e64d5fa62e1aed603e8d69aced5e49824f
- cve@mitrehttps://github.com/kovidgoyal/kitty/compare/v0.26.1...v0.26.2
- cve@mitrehttps://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/47RK7MBSVY5BWDUTYMJUFPBAYFSWMTOI/
- cve@mitrehttps://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/6RRNAPU33PHEH64P77YL3AJO6CTZGHTX/
- cve@mitrehttps://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202209-22
- cve@mitrehttps://sw.kovidgoyal.net/kitty/changelog/#detailed-list-of-changes
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://bugs.gentoo.org/868543
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://github.com/kovidgoyal/kitty/commit/f05783e64d5fa62e1aed603e8d69aced5e49824f
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://github.com/kovidgoyal/kitty/compare/v0.26.1...v0.26.2
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/06/msg00000.html
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/47RK7MBSVY5BWDUTYMJUFPBAYFSWMTOI/
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/6RRNAPU33PHEH64P77YL3AJO6CTZGHTX/
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202209-22
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://sw.kovidgoyal.net/kitty/changelog/#detailed-list-of-changes
Patch Availability(1)
| Vendor / Ecosystem | Fixed in / Patch | Released | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ubuntu | kitty-doc (0.21.2-1ubuntu0.22.04.1) @ jammy | 2026-05-25 | ubuntu |
Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.
Affected Packages
(4 across 4 ecosystems)
Debian:11(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| kitty | 0.19.3-1 | 0.19.3-1+deb11u1 | — |
Debian:12(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| kitty | — | 0.21.2-2 | — |
Debian:13(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| kitty | — | 0.21.2-2 | — |
Debian:14(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| kitty | — | 0.21.2-2 | — |
Weakness Classification(1)
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All Vendor Advisories
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Data Freshness Timeline
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