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.
Fix
Patch, vendor advisory and mitigation references on NVD 2
- https://github.com/kovidgoyal/kitty/security/advisories/GHSA-5gmr-9gwg-hhq6 Exploit, Vendor Advisory
- https://github.com/kovidgoyal/kitty/security/advisories/GHSA-5gmr-9gwg-hhq6 Exploit, Vendor Advisory
Every line above is quoted from NVD, CISA, Microsoft, the vendor's own advisory or DISA; nothing is generated.
Change history 1
- First seenCVSS 7.3 · kovidgoyalNVD modified 2026-10-25 23:10
Affected (CPE criteria) 1
cpe:2.3:a:kovidgoyal:kitty:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
References 2
- https://github.com/kovidgoyal/kitty/security/advisories/GHSA-5gmr-9gwg-hhq6 Exploit, Vendor Advisory
- https://github.com/kovidgoyal/kitty/security/advisories/GHSA-5gmr-9gwg-hhq6 Exploit, Vendor Advisory