CVE-2026-72913

Kitty is a cross-platform GPU based terminal. Prior to 0.48.2, the @kitty-echo and @kitty-ssh DCS handlers in kitty/window.py write unauthenticated data to the child shell's stdin, where handle_remote_echo accepts printable shell command characters and handle_remote_ssh calls get_ssh_data in kittens/ssh/utils.py, which emits a newline; chaining the handlers can execute attacker-controlled commands when a user displays untrusted terminal data. This issue is fixed in version 0.48.2.

CVSS

No CVSS.

References

Link	Resource
https://github.com/kovidgoyal/kitty/commit/9dca948e9bec3c926ab3370f2cd10f9b9b10821f
https://github.com/kovidgoyal/kitty/releases/tag/v0.48.2
https://github.com/kovidgoyal/kitty/security/advisories/GHSA-ccp2-q4v6-rw94
https://sw.kovidgoyal.net/kitty/changelog/#id1
https://github.com/kovidgoyal/kitty/security/advisories/GHSA-ccp2-q4v6-rw94

Configurations

No configuration.

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2026-08-10 21:17

Updated : 2026-09-09 20:55

NVD link : CVE-2026-72913

Mitre link : CVE-2026-72913

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-72913

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Products Affected

No product.

CWE

CWE-77

Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command ('Command Injection')

CWE-93

Improper Neutralization of CRLF Sequences ('CRLF Injection')

CWE-150

Improper Neutralization of Escape, Meta, or Control Sequences

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