CVE-2022-41322

HighCVSS 7.8/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 7.8/10CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness enumeration

CWE-116

Affected software

Vendor	Product	Versions
n/a	n/a	n/a

References

https://bugs.gentoo.org/868543Exploit, Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/kovidgoyal/kitty/commit/f05783e64d5fa62e1aed603e8d69aced5e49824fPatch
https://github.com/kovidgoyal/kitty/compare/v0.26.1...v0.26.2Patch
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/47RK7MBSVY5BWDUTYMJUFPBAYFSWMTOI/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/6RRNAPU33PHEH64P77YL3AJO6CTZGHTX/
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202209-22Third Party Advisory
https://sw.kovidgoyal.net/kitty/changelog/#detailed-list-of-changesRelease Notes, Vendor Advisory
https://bugs.gentoo.org/868543Exploit, Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/kovidgoyal/kitty/commit/f05783e64d5fa62e1aed603e8d69aced5e49824fPatch
https://github.com/kovidgoyal/kitty/compare/v0.26.1...v0.26.2Patch
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/06/msg00000.html
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/47RK7MBSVY5BWDUTYMJUFPBAYFSWMTOI/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/6RRNAPU33PHEH64P77YL3AJO6CTZGHTX/
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202209-22Third Party Advisory
https://sw.kovidgoyal.net/kitty/changelog/#detailed-list-of-changesRelease Notes, Vendor Advisory

Timeline

Published: Sep 23, 2022
Last modified: Jun 17, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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