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CVE-2022-41322
September 23, 2022
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.
Related Resources (12)
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/47RK7MBSVY5BWDUTYMJUFPBAYFSWMTOI/
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2022-41322
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202209-22
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/6RRNAPU33PHEH64P77YL3AJO6CTZGHTX/
https://sw.kovidgoyal.net/kitty/changelog/#detailed-list-of-changes
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/06/msg00000.html
https://github.com/kovidgoyal/kitty/commit/f05783e64d5fa62e1aed603e8d69aced5e49824f
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/6RRNAPU33PHEH64P77YL3AJO6CTZGHTX/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/47RK7MBSVY5BWDUTYMJUFPBAYFSWMTOI/
https://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2022-41322
https://bugs.gentoo.org/868543
https://github.com/kovidgoyal/kitty/compare/v0.26.1...v0.26.2
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CVSS v4
Base Score:
8.5
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Attack Requirements
NONE
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
PASSIVE
Vulnerable System Confidentiality
HIGH
Vulnerable System Integrity
HIGH
Vulnerable System Availability
HIGH
Subsequent System Confidentiality
NONE
Subsequent System Integrity
NONE
Subsequent System Availability
NONE
CVSS v3
Base Score:
7.8
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Weakness Type (CWE)
Improper Encoding or Escaping of Output
CWE-116
EPSS
Base Score:
1.80