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.
History

Tue, 16 Jun 2026 15:45:00 +0000

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CPEs cpe:2.3:a:kovidgoyal:kitty:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}


Mon, 15 Jun 2026 16:30:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Fri, 12 Jun 2026 23:00:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Kovidgoyal
Kovidgoyal kitty
Vendors & Products Kovidgoyal
Kovidgoyal kitty

Fri, 12 Jun 2026 21:00:00 +0000

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Description 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.
Title Kitty vulnerable to command injection via unsanitized OSC 21 query reply
Weaknesses CWE-150
CWE-94
References
Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 7.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitHub_M

Published: 2026-06-12T20:07:00.209Z

Updated: 2026-06-16T03:55:59.652Z

Reserved: 2026-06-11T18:24:35.096Z

Link: CVE-2026-54057

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-06-15T15:18:36.455Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2026-06-12T21:16:24.610

Modified: 2026-06-16T15:42:18.253

Link: CVE-2026-54057

cve-icon Redhat

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