CVEvulnerability

CVE-2026-33633

8.8 HIGH Published 2026-05-19 Modified 2026-07-24 Official page ↗
Status
Analyzed
Published
2026-05-19
Last modified
2026-07-24
Assigner
[email protected]
CVSS 3.1 ([email protected])
7.5 HIGH — CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 3.1 ([email protected])
8.8 HIGH — CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weaknesses
CWE-122

Description

Kitty is a cross-platform GPU based terminal. Versions 0.46.2 and below contain a heap buffer overflow in load_image_data() that allows any process which can write to the terminal's stdin to crash kitty immediately. The vulnerability is triggered by a single APC graphics protocol command with a PNG format declaration (f=100) whose payload exceeds twice the initial buffer capacity. The overflow is attacker-controlled in both length and content, causing DoS and potentially escalation to RCE itself. This issue has been fixed in version 0.47.0.

Affected configurations

• kovidgoyal kitty (< 0.47.0)

Related

Weakness · CWE (1)

  • CWE-122 Heap-based Buffer Overflow weakness

References