Arbitrary Code Injection Affecting kitty package, versions <0.47.0-1
Threat Intelligence
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- published13 Jun 2026
- disclosed12 Jun 2026
Introduced: 12 Jun 2026
CVE-2026-42851 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade Debian:unstable kitty to version 0.47.0-1 or higher.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream kitty package and not the kitty package as distributed by Debian.
See How to fix? for Debian:unstable relevant fixed versions and status.
Kitty is a cross-platform GPU based terminal. In versions prior to 0.47.0, a program able to write bytes to a kitty terminal — a remote SSH peer, a downloaded file viewed with cat, a log line, an email body rendered in less, an issue body in a TUI, etc. — can cause kitty to execute attacker-supplied Python inside the running kitty process, with the user's full privileges. There is no approval prompt, no remote-control permission requirement, no shell-integration interaction, no clipboard touch, and no editor interaction. Version 0.47.0 fixes the issue.