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CVE-2026-33633

CVE-2026-33633 PUBLISHED CVSS 7.5 HIGH

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.

EPSS 0.38% · 31.6th percentile

Risk Scores

CVSS 3.1
7.5
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score
0.38%
31.6th percentile

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
kovidgoyalkitty< 0.47.0

Timeline

  • May 19, 2026 CVE Published
  • May 19, 2026 PoC Published
  • May 19, 2026 PoC Published
  • May 19, 2026 PoC Published
  • May 19, 2026 CVE Updated
  • May 20, 2026 EPSS Score
  • May 20, 2026 Coalition ESS Score
  • May 21, 2026 EPSS Score
  • May 22, 2026 EPSS Score
  • May 23, 2026 EPSS Score
  • May 24, 2026 EPSS Score
  • May 25, 2026 EPSS Score
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