CVE-2026-54057
highpriority · track · 31EPSS 0.002 · 7 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
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.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 4.4–7.8
ssvc
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affected products (2)
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also known as (2)
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references (4)
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- https://github.com/kovidgoyal/kitty/releasesPatchcnnvd
- https://github.com/kovidgoyal/kitty/security/advisories/GHSA-5gmr-9gwg-hhq6cnnvd
- https://github.com/kovidgoyal/kitty/security/advisories/GHSA-5gmr-9gwg-hhq6enisa_euvd
- https://github.com/kovidgoyal/kitty/security/advisories/GHSA-5gmr-9gwg-hhq6ExploitVendor Advisorynvd
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