CVE-2026-54056

HIGHNVD 7.17.1—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

This high-severity CVE scores 7.1 under NVD CVSS v3. EPSS exploit probability: 0.3%, top 81% of all CVEs by exploit prediction. GitHub Security Advisory data not yet ingested — confidence will rise once GHSA publishes (typical lag: hours to days for open-source ecosystem CVEs; never for infrastructure-only CVEs).

Triggered by: NVD CVSS baseline
Sources: epss, nvd
Elevated
7.1EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 7.1Exploit: Elevated riskExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

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.

CVSS v3
7.1
EG Score
7.1(medium)
EG Risk
48(Track)
EG Risk 48/100SSVC: 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 computed
Severity71% × 45%
Exploitation40% × 40%
Automatability0% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
19%
KEV
Not listed

Published

June 12, 2026

Last Modified

June 16, 2026

Advisory Details (1)

Auto-updated Jun 12, 2026
🔬 Proof of concept available. Patch available. Sources: github.
github Patch Available🟡 PoC Available

Arbitrary file overwrite via symlink following in `kitten dnd` remote drop staging · Advisory · kovidgoyal/kitty · GitHub

https://github.com/kovidgoyal/kitty/security/advisories/GHSA-r892-cv7q-fw8x

Affected Packages

(1 across 1 ecosystem)
Debian:14(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
kitty0.41.1-2 ... 0.47.0-3 (12 versions)0.47.3-1—

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-54056?
CVE-2026-54056 is a high vulnerability published on June 12, 2026. 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…
When was CVE-2026-54056 disclosed?
CVE-2026-54056 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on June 12, 2026, with the most recent update on June 16, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-54056 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-54056 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 81.0% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-54056?
CVE-2026-54056 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.1 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-54056?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-54056, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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