CVE-2026-33633 (GCVE-0-2026-33633)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-05-19 17:36 – Updated: 2026-05-20 03:55
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
Kitty has a Heap Buffer Overflow in its Graphics Protocol Handler
Summary
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.
Severity
7.5 (High)
SSVC
Exploitation: poc
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)
CWE
- CWE-122 - Heap-based Buffer Overflow
Assigner
References
2 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/kovidgoyal/kitty/security/advi… | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| https://github.com/kovidgoyal/kitty/commit/e9661f… | x_refsource_MISC |
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|
| kovidgoyal | kitty |
Affected:
< 0.47.0
|
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