CVE-2026-33633 (GCVE-0-2026-33633)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-05-19 17:36 – Updated: 2026-05-20 03:55
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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)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • CWE-122 - Heap-based Buffer Overflow
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kovidgoyal kitty Affected: < 0.47.0
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