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CVE-2022-41322
In Kitty before 0.26.2, insufficient validation in the desktop notification escape sequence can lead to arbitrary code execution. The user…
High7.8EPSS 0.54%
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- mitre
Description
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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CISA-ADPADP (enrichment) | 3.1 | High7.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.1 | High7.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.54% · top 55% of all CVEs (5 Nov 2026)
- CISA SSVC
- Exploitation: poc · Automatable: no · Technical impact: total
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.8.
Weakness
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (8)
- https://github.com/kovidgoyal/kitty/commit/f05783e64d5fa62e1aed603e8d69aced5e49824f (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- https://bugs.gentoo.org/868543 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- https://github.com/kovidgoyal/kitty/compare/v0.26.1...v0.26.2 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- https://sw.kovidgoyal.net/kitty/changelog/#detailed-list-of-changes (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- GLSA-202209-22 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
- FEDORA-2022-d718af66d1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
- FEDORA-2022-04bc7cd075 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/06/msg00000.html (opens in a new tab)
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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