CVE-2024-23749

HIGH

9bis/kitty < 0.76.1.13 - Command Injection via Filename Variable

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2024-23749. PoCs published by DEFCESCO.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit leverages a command injection vulnerability in KiTTY 0.76.1.13 by crafting a malicious escape sequence that executes a PowerShell payload when processed by the terminal emulator. The payload is a bind shell that listens on a specified port for remote command execution.

Description

KiTTY versions 0.76.1.13 and before is vulnerable to command injection via the filename variable, occurs due to insufficient input sanitization and validation, failure to escape special characters, and insecure system calls (at lines 2369-2390). This allows an attacker to add inputs inside the filename variable, leading to arbitrary code execution.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC
by DEFCESCO · pythonlocalwindows
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/51892

This exploit leverages a command injection vulnerability in KiTTY 0.76.1.13 by crafting a malicious escape sequence that executes a PowerShell payload when processed by the terminal emulator. The payload is a bind shell that listens on a specified port for remote command execution.

Classification
Working Poc 95%
Attack Type
Rce
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Reliable
Target: KiTTY ≤ 0.76.1.13
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Victim must open a malicious file or receive the escape sequence via terminal input
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 18, 2026 Full analysis →

References (4)

Core 4
Core References
Exploit, Third Party Advisory
https://blog.defcesco.io/CVE-2024-23749
Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory mailing-list
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Feb/13
Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory mailing-list
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Feb/14

Scores

CVSS v3 7.8
EPSS 0.0469
EPSS Percentile 90.6%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation poc
Automatable no
Technical Impact total

Details

CWE
CWE-77
Status published
Products (1)
9bis/kitty < 0.76.1.13
Published Feb 09, 2024
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026