CVE-2026-33633

HIGH

Kitty <0.47.0 Graphics Protocol Handler - Heap Buffer Overflow

Title source: manual
STIX 2.1

Description

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.

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