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CVE-2026-54056

Kitty is a cross-platform GPU based terminal. In versions 0.47.0 and 0.47.1, `kitten dnd` can allow a malicious remote drag-and-drop source to overwrite or truncate arbitrary files writable by the local kitty user. Remote `text/uri-list` drops are staged in a temporary directory, but on case-sensitive filesystems duplicate remote basenames are not de-duplicated. An attacker can first create a staged symlink and then send a same-name regular-file entry. The regular-file write uses `utils.CreateAt
Lifecycle PUBLISHED1 preserved revisionFact urn:baitaphish:canonical-cve-fact-revision:v2:dd10e3480f8ee08159eaef79834a482dc9ed703a9d54be48806680ec7aa7e6b6
Known exploited
Not asserted
Disputed
No
Stale source
No
Conflicts
0

Affected products and versions

1 source assertion
{"product":"kitty","vendor":"kovidgoyal","versions":[{"status":"affected","version":">= 0.47.0, < 0.47.2"}]}
  • cve_program_cvelist_v5affected
    urn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:7ab0e484829730a9fe78a10a7e81eae5fb4b75cd634a7b687e00ee7d83d65990 · sha256:7809d0a3f68e0400… · /containers/cna/affected/0

Provider-owned CVSS observations

1 source assertion
{"metric":{"attackComplexity":"LOW","attackVector":"NETWORK","availabilityImpact":"LOW","baseScore":7.6,"baseSeverity":"HIGH","confidentialityImpact":"NONE","integrityImpact":"HIGH","privilegesRequired":"LOW","scope":"CHANGED","userInteraction":"REQUIRED","vectorString":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:L","version":"3.1"},"metric_type":"cvssV3_1"}
  • cve_program_cvelist_v5cvss
    urn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:7ab0e484829730a9fe78a10a7e81eae5fb4b75cd634a7b687e00ee7d83d65990 · sha256:7809d0a3f68e0400… · /containers/cna/metrics/0/cvssV3_1

CWE assertions

1 source assertion
{"cweId":"CWE-59","description":"CWE-59: Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')","lang":"en","type":"CWE"}
  • cve_program_cvelist_v5cwe
    urn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:7ab0e484829730a9fe78a10a7e81eae5fb4b75cd634a7b687e00ee7d83d65990 · sha256:7809d0a3f68e0400… · /containers/cna/problemTypes/0/descriptions/0

Source references

2 source assertions
{"name":"https://github.com/kovidgoyal/kitty/security/advisories/GHSA-r892-cv7q-fw8x","tags":["x_refsource_CONFIRM"],"url":"https://github.com/kovidgoyal/kitty/security/advisories/GHSA-r892-cv7q-fw8x"}
  • cve_program_cvelist_v5reference
    urn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:7ab0e484829730a9fe78a10a7e81eae5fb4b75cd634a7b687e00ee7d83d65990 · sha256:7809d0a3f68e0400… · /containers/cna/references/0
{"tags":["exploit"],"url":"https://github.com/kovidgoyal/kitty/security/advisories/GHSA-r892-cv7q-fw8x"}
  • cve_program_cvelist_v5reference
    urn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:7ab0e484829730a9fe78a10a7e81eae5fb4b75cd634a7b687e00ee7d83d65990 · sha256:7809d0a3f68e0400… · /containers/adp/0/references/0

Attribution and limitations

  • CVE Program CVEList V5: Reproduce the MITRE copyright designation and CVE license in copies. Source →

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