CVE-2026-33633
HIGHKitty <0.47.0 Graphics Protocol Handler - Heap Buffer Overflow
Title source: manualDescription
Kitty is a cross-platform GPU based terminal. Versions 0.46.2 and below contain a heap buffer overflow in load_image_data() that allows any process which can write to the terminal's stdin to crash kitty immediately. The vulnerability is triggered by a single APC graphics protocol command with a PNG format declaration (f=100) whose payload exceeds twice the initial buffer capacity. The overflow is attacker-controlled in both length and content, causing DoS and potentially escalation to RCE itself. This issue has been fixed in version 0.47.0.
References (2)
Core 2
Core References
X_Refsource_Confirm x_refsource_confirm
https://github.com/kovidgoyal/kitty/security/advisories/GHSA-j68c-v8x4-269g
X_Refsource_Misc x_refsource_misc
https://github.com/kovidgoyal/kitty/commit/e9661f0f3afb4e4dbffa509adfb3df3c9780ad34
Scores
CVSS v3
7.5
EPSS
0.0034
EPSS Percentile
25.6%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
poc
Automatable
no
Technical Impact
total
Details
CWE
CWE-122
Status
published
Products (1)
kovidgoyal/kitty
< 0.47.0 (2 CPE variants)
Published
May 19, 2026
Tracked Since
May 19, 2026