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CVE-2022-41322

HIGH
7.8
CVSS Score
Published: September 23, 2022 at 04:55 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 05:03 AM UTC
2 products affected across 2 vendorsFedoraKitty

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Severity
HIGH7.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.5%
SSVC
PoC

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.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Fedora· Fedora Projectrpm
95%
3637
Kitty· Kitty Project
95%
v < 0.26.2
Affected range stops below 0.26.2, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

References (8)

x_refsource_MISCExploitIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://bugs.gentoo.org/868543
x_refsource_MISCPatch
Source: [email protected]
https://github.com/kovidgoyal/kitty/commit/f05783e64d5fa62e1aed603e8d69aced5e49824f
x_refsource_MISCPatch
Source: [email protected]
https://github.com/kovidgoyal/kitty/compare/v0.26.1...v0.26.2
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
Source: [email protected]
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/47RK7MBSVY5BWDUTYMJUFPBAYFSWMTOI/
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
Source: [email protected]
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/6RRNAPU33PHEH64P77YL3AJO6CTZGHTX/
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202209-22
x_refsource_MISCRelease NotesVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://sw.kovidgoyal.net/kitty/changelog/#detailed-list-of-changes
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/06/msg00000.html

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCPoCNot automatableTotal impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

7.8HIGHCISA-ADP
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-116

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