7.6 HIGH
- CVSS version (CVSS): 3.1
- Attack Vector (AV): Network (N)
- Attack Complexity (AC): Low (L)
- Privileges Required (PR): Low (L)
- User Interaction (UI): Required (R)
- Scope (S): Changed (C)
- Confidentiality (C): None (N)
- Integrity (I): High (H)
- Availability (A): Low (L)
- Modified Attack Vector (MAV): Network (N)
- Modified Attack Complexity (MAC): Low (L)
- Modified Privileges Required (MPR): Low (L)
- Modified User Interaction (MUI): Required (R)
- Modified Confidentiality (MC): None (N)
- Modified Scope (MS): Changed (C)
- Modified Integrity (MI): High (H)
- Modified Availability (MA): Low (L)
by @LeSuisse Activity log
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9 packages
- kittysay
- kitty-img
- kitty-themes
- kittycad-kcl-lsp
- mailman-hyperkitty
- haskellPackages.discokitty
- mailmanPackages.hyperkitty
- mailmanPackages.mailman-hyperkitty
- vimPlugins.nvim-treesitter-parsers.kitty
- @LeSuisse accepted
- @LeSuisse published on GitHub
Kitty has an arbitrary file overwrite via symlink following in `kitten dnd` remote drop staging
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
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https://github.com/kovidgoyal/kitty/security/advisories/GHSA-r892-cv7q-fw8x x_refsource_CONFIRM
Affected products
- ==>= 0.47.0, < 0.47.2
Matching in nixpkgs
Ignored packages (9)
pkgs.kittysay
Cowsay, but with a cute kitty :3
pkgs.kitty-img
Print images inline in kitty
pkgs.kitty-themes
Themes for the kitty terminal emulator
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nixos-unstable 0-unstable-2026-03-31
- nixpkgs-unstable 0-unstable-2026-03-31
- nixos-unstable-small 0-unstable-2026-03-31
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nixos-26.05 0-unstable-2026-03-31
- nixos-26.05-small 0-unstable-2026-03-31
- nixpkgs-26.05-darwin 0-unstable-2026-03-31
pkgs.kittycad-kcl-lsp
KittyCAD KCL language server
pkgs.mailman-hyperkitty
Mailman archiver plugin for HyperKitty
pkgs.haskellPackages.discokitty
DisCoCat implementation
pkgs.mailmanPackages.hyperkitty
Archiver for GNU Mailman v3
pkgs.mailmanPackages.mailman-hyperkitty
Mailman archiver plugin for HyperKitty
pkgs.vimPlugins.nvim-treesitter-parsers.kitty
Tree-sitter grammar for kitty
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nixos-unstable 0.0.0+rev=fa6ab3f
- nixpkgs-unstable 0.0.0+rev=fa6ab3f
- nixos-unstable-small 0.0.0+rev=fa6ab3f
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nixos-26.05 0.0.0+rev=fa6ab3f
- nixos-26.05-small 0.0.0+rev=fa6ab3f
- nixpkgs-26.05-darwin 0.0.0+rev=fa6ab3f
Package maintainers
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@kashw2 Keanu Ashwell <supra4keanu@hotmail.com>
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@leiserfg Leiser Fernández Gallo <leiserfg@gmail.com>
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@rvolosatovs Roman Volosatovs <rvolosatovs@riseup.net>
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@Luflosi Luflosi <luflosi@luflosi.de>
5.0 MEDIUM
- CVSS version (CVSS): 3.1
- Attack Vector (AV): Local (L)
- Attack Complexity (AC): High (H)
- Privileges Required (PR): Low (L)
- User Interaction (UI): Required (R)
- Scope (S): Unchanged (U)
- Confidentiality (C): None (N)
- Integrity (I): High (H)
- Availability (A): Low (L)
- Modified Attack Vector (MAV): Local (L)
- Modified Attack Complexity (MAC): High (H)
- Modified Privileges Required (MPR): Low (L)
- Modified User Interaction (MUI): Required (R)
- Modified Confidentiality (MC): None (N)
- Modified Scope (MS): Unchanged (U)
- Modified Integrity (MI): High (H)
- Modified Availability (MA): Low (L)
by @LeSuisse Activity log
- Created suggestion
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@LeSuisse
ignored
9 packages
- kittysay
- kitty-themes
- kitty-img
- kittycad-kcl-lsp
- mailman-hyperkitty
- haskellPackages.discokitty
- mailmanPackages.hyperkitty
- mailmanPackages.mailman-hyperkitty
- vimPlugins.nvim-treesitter-parsers.kitty
- @LeSuisse accepted
- @LeSuisse published on GitHub
Kitty has an Arbitrary File Write via Symlink Race Condition in File Transmission Protocol
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.
References
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https://github.com/kovidgoyal/kitty/security/advisories/GHSA-q446-x7q6-vcxh x_refsource_CONFIRM
Affected products
- ==< 0.47.2
Matching in nixpkgs
Ignored packages (9)
pkgs.kittysay
Cowsay, but with a cute kitty :3
pkgs.kitty-img
Print images inline in kitty
pkgs.kitty-themes
Themes for the kitty terminal emulator
-
nixos-unstable 0-unstable-2026-03-31
- nixpkgs-unstable 0-unstable-2026-03-31
- nixos-unstable-small 0-unstable-2026-03-31
-
nixos-26.05 0-unstable-2026-03-31
- nixos-26.05-small 0-unstable-2026-03-31
- nixpkgs-26.05-darwin 0-unstable-2026-03-31
pkgs.kittycad-kcl-lsp
KittyCAD KCL language server
pkgs.mailman-hyperkitty
Mailman archiver plugin for HyperKitty
pkgs.haskellPackages.discokitty
DisCoCat implementation
pkgs.mailmanPackages.hyperkitty
Archiver for GNU Mailman v3
pkgs.mailmanPackages.mailman-hyperkitty
Mailman archiver plugin for HyperKitty
pkgs.vimPlugins.nvim-treesitter-parsers.kitty
Tree-sitter grammar for kitty
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nixos-unstable 0.0.0+rev=fa6ab3f
- nixpkgs-unstable 0.0.0+rev=fa6ab3f
- nixos-unstable-small 0.0.0+rev=fa6ab3f
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nixos-26.05 0.0.0+rev=fa6ab3f
- nixos-26.05-small 0.0.0+rev=fa6ab3f
- nixpkgs-26.05-darwin 0.0.0+rev=fa6ab3f
Package maintainers
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@kashw2 Keanu Ashwell <supra4keanu@hotmail.com>
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@leiserfg Leiser Fernández Gallo <leiserfg@gmail.com>
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@rvolosatovs Roman Volosatovs <rvolosatovs@riseup.net>
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@Luflosi Luflosi <luflosi@luflosi.de>
7.3 HIGH
- CVSS version (CVSS): 4.0
- Attack Vector (AV): Local (L)
- Attack Complexity (AC): Low (L)
- Attack Requirement (AT): Present (P)
- Privileges Required (PR): None (N)
- User Interaction (UI): Passive (P)
- Vulnerable System Impact Confidentiality (VC): High (H)
- Vulnerable System Impact Integrity (VI): High (H)
- Vulnerable System Impact Availability (VA): High (H)
- Subsequent System Impact Confidentiality (SC): None (N)
- Subsequent System Impact Integrity (SI): None (N)
- Subsequent System Impact Availability (SA): None (N)
- Modified Attack Vector (MAV): Local (L)
- Modified Attack Complexity (MAC): Low (L)
- Modified Attack Requirement (MAT): Present (P)
- Modified Privileges Required (MPR): None (N)
- Modified User Interaction (MUI): Passive (P)
- Modified Vulnerable System Impact Confidentiality (MVC): High (H)
- Modified Vulnerable System Impact Integrity (MVI): High (H)
- Modified Vulnerable System Impact Availability (MVA): High (H)
- Modified Subsequent System Impact Confidentiality (MSC): Negligible (N)
- Modified Subsequent System Impact Integrity (MSI): Negligible (N)
- Modified Subsequent System Impact Availability (MSA): Negligible (N)
- Safety (S): Not Defined (X)
- Automatable (AU): Not Defined (X)
- Recovery (R): Not Defined (X)
- Value Density (V): Not Defined (X)
- Vulnerability Response Effort (RE): Not Defined (X)
- Provider Urgency (U): Not Defined (X)
- Confidentiality Req. (CR): Not Defined (X)
- Integrity Req. (IR): Not Defined (X)
- Availability Req. (AR): Not Defined (X)
- Exploit Maturity (E): Not Defined (X)
by @LeSuisse Activity log
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@LeSuisse
ignored
9 packages
- kittysay
- kitty-img
- kitty-themes
- kittycad-kcl-lsp
- mailman-hyperkitty
- haskellPackages.discokitty
- mailmanPackages.hyperkitty
- vimPlugins.nvim-treesitter-parsers.kitty
- mailmanPackages.mailman-hyperkitty
- @LeSuisse accepted
- @LeSuisse published on GitHub
Kitty vulnerable to command injection via unsanitized OSC 21 query reply
Kitty is a cross-platform GPU based terminal. In versions prior to 0.47.3, kitty's OSC 21 (color-control) query reply reflects attacker-controlled bytes, including newlines, into the shell's input without sanitization. Version 0.47.3 fixes the issue.
References
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https://github.com/kovidgoyal/kitty/security/advisories/GHSA-5gmr-9gwg-hhq6 x_refsource_CONFIRM
Affected products
- ==< 0.47.3
Matching in nixpkgs
Ignored packages (9)
pkgs.kittysay
Cowsay, but with a cute kitty :3
pkgs.kitty-img
Print images inline in kitty
pkgs.kitty-themes
Themes for the kitty terminal emulator
-
nixos-unstable 0-unstable-2026-03-31
- nixpkgs-unstable 0-unstable-2026-03-31
- nixos-unstable-small 0-unstable-2026-03-31
-
nixos-26.05 0-unstable-2026-03-31
- nixos-26.05-small 0-unstable-2026-03-31
- nixpkgs-26.05-darwin 0-unstable-2026-03-31
pkgs.kittycad-kcl-lsp
KittyCAD KCL language server
pkgs.mailman-hyperkitty
Mailman archiver plugin for HyperKitty
pkgs.haskellPackages.discokitty
DisCoCat implementation
pkgs.mailmanPackages.hyperkitty
Archiver for GNU Mailman v3
pkgs.mailmanPackages.mailman-hyperkitty
Mailman archiver plugin for HyperKitty
pkgs.vimPlugins.nvim-treesitter-parsers.kitty
Tree-sitter grammar for kitty
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nixos-unstable 0.0.0+rev=fa6ab3f
- nixpkgs-unstable 0.0.0+rev=fa6ab3f
- nixos-unstable-small 0.0.0+rev=fa6ab3f
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nixos-26.05 0.0.0+rev=fa6ab3f
- nixos-26.05-small 0.0.0+rev=fa6ab3f
- nixpkgs-26.05-darwin 0.0.0+rev=fa6ab3f
Package maintainers
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@kashw2 Keanu Ashwell <supra4keanu@hotmail.com>
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@leiserfg Leiser Fernández Gallo <leiserfg@gmail.com>
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@rvolosatovs Roman Volosatovs <rvolosatovs@riseup.net>
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@Luflosi Luflosi <luflosi@luflosi.de>