VDB
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
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| kovidgoyal | kitty | < 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