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CVE-2026-33642 (GCVE-0-2026-33642)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-05-19 18:04 – Updated: 2026-05-19 19:13

Title

Kitty has a Heap Buffer Over-Read/Write via Integer Overflow in compose_rectangles Bounds Check

Summary

Kitty is a cross-platform GPU based terminal. In versions 0.46.2 and below, the handle_compose_command() function in kitty/graphics.c performs bounds validation on composition offsets using unsigned 32-bit arithmetic that is subject to integer wrapping, potentially leading to Heap Buffer Over-Read/Write. An attacker who can write escape sequences to a kitty terminal (e.g., via a malicious file, SSH login banner, or piped content) can supply crafted x_offset/y_offset values that pass the bounds check after wrapping but cause massive out-of-bounds heap memory access in compose_rectangles(). No user interaction is required. No non-default configuration is required. The attacker only needs the ability to produce output in a kitty terminal window. This issue has been fixed in version 0.47.0.

Severity

9.9 (Critical)


                        
                          CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:H

SSVC

Exploitation: poc Automatable: yes Technical Impact: partial

CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)

CWE

CWE-190 - Integer Overflow or Wraparound
CWE-787 - Out-of-bounds Write
CWE-125 - Out-of-bounds Read

Assigner

GitHub_M

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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FKIE_CVE-2026-33642

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2026-05-19 19:16 - Updated: 2026-06-17 10:37

Severity

9.9 (Critical) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:H
9.8 (Critical) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Summary

References

URL	Tags
security-advisories@github.com	https://github.com/kovidgoyal/kitty/commit/e9661f0f3afb4e4dbffa509adfb3df3c9780ad34	Patch
security-advisories@github.com	https://github.com/kovidgoyal/kitty/security/advisories/GHSA-qfgm-2c64-6x3x	Exploit, Mitigation, Vendor Advisory
134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0	https://github.com/kovidgoyal/kitty/security/advisories/GHSA-qfgm-2c64-6x3x	Exploit, Mitigation, Vendor Advisory

Impacted products

	Vendor	Product	Version
	kovidgoyal	kitty	*

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ubuntu-cve-2026-33642

Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu

Published

2026-05-19 19:16

Modified

2026-06-17 22:31

Summary

Details

Severity

9.9 (Critical)


                    
                      CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:H

9.8 (Critical)


                    
                      CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

N/A (UNKNOWN)


                    
                      medium

References

URL

Type

	https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-33642	REPORT
	https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-33642	REPORT
	https://github.com/kovidgoyal/kitty/commit/e9661f…	REPORT
	https://github.com/kovidgoyal/kitty/security/advi…	REPORT
	https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8442-1	ADVISORY

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  "details": "Kitty is a cross-platform GPU based terminal. In versions 0.46.2 and below, the handle_compose_command() function in kitty/graphics.c performs bounds validation on composition offsets using unsigned 32-bit arithmetic that is subject to integer wrapping, potentially leading to Heap Buffer Over-Read/Write. An attacker who can write escape sequences to a kitty terminal (e.g., via a malicious file, SSH login banner, or piped content) can supply crafted x_offset/y_offset values that pass the bounds check after wrapping but cause massive out-of-bounds heap memory access in compose_rectangles(). No user interaction is required. No non-default configuration is required. The attacker only needs the ability to produce output in a kitty terminal window. This issue has been fixed in version 0.47.0.",
  "id": "UBUNTU-CVE-2026-33642",
  "modified": "2026-06-17T22:31:50Z",
  "published": "2026-05-19T19:16:00Z",
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      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:H",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
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}

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CVE-2026-33642 (GCVE-0-2026-33642)

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