CVE-2026-33633CWE-122

Kitty has a Heap Buffer Overflow in its Graphics Protocol Handler

High · published May 19, 2026

CVSS v3.1
7.5
EPSS
0%
Percentile
38.7
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
7.5 · HIGH
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00458 · 38.7th percentile
Weakness
CWE-122 · Heap-based Buffer Overflow
Published
2026-05-19T17:36Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 19 MAY 17:36Z
    Kitty has a Heap Buffer Overflow in its Graphics Protocol Handler
    cvelistv5