CVE-2022-41322

In Kitty before 0.26.2, insufficient validation in the desktop notification escape sequence can...

7.8 HighFix available

In Kitty before 0.26.2, insufficient validation in the desktop notification escape sequence can lead to arbitrary code execution. The user must display attacker-controlled content in the terminal, then click on a notification popup.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Local
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: None
User interaction: Required

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: High
Integrity: High
Availability: High

Exploit likelihood

0.54%Down 1.0 points since Sep 23, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.8

Record: CVE-2022-41322
CVSS 3.1: 7.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-116
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List 7.8

Record: CVE-2022-41322
CVSS 3.1: 7.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-116
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2022-44530 7.8

Record: EUVD-2022-44530
CVSS 3.1: 7.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-5v8v-cp6r-mq7c 7.8

In Kitty before 0.26.2, insufficient validation in the desktop notification escape sequence can...

Record: GHSA-5v8v-cp6r-mq7c
CVSS 3.1: 7.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-116
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSV 7.8

Record: CVE-2022-41322
CVSS 3.1: 7.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2022-41322 7.8

Record: UBUNTU-CVE-2022-41322
CVSS 3.1: 7.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2022-41322 No score

Record: DEBIAN-CVE-2022-41322
Updated: 2026-11-03

OSVMGASA-2022-0364 No score

Updated kitty packages fix security vulnerability

Record: MGASA-2022-0364
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVUSN-5659-1 No score

kitty vulnerabilities

Stephane Chauveau discovered that kitty incorrectly handled image filenames with special characters in error messages. A remote attacker could possibly use this to execute arbitrary commands. This issue only affected Ubuntu 20.04 LTS. (CVE-2020-35605)

Carter Sande discovered that kitty incorrectly handled escape sequences in desktop notifications. A remote attacker could possibly use this to execute arbitrary commands. This issue only affected Ubuntu 22.04 LTS. (CVE-2022-41322)

Record: USN-5659-1
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`kitty` Debian:12	before 0.21.2-2	0.21.2-2
`kitty` Debian:13	before 0.21.2-2	0.21.2-2
`kitty` Debian:14	before 0.21.2-2	0.21.2-2
`kitty` Debian:11	before 0.19.3-1+deb11u1, plus listed versions 0.19.3-1	0.19.3-1+deb11u1
`kitty` Mageia:8	before 0.26.3-1.mga8	0.26.3-1.mga8
`kitty` Ubuntu:22.04:LTS	before 0.21.2-1ubuntu0.22.04.1, plus listed versions 0.19.3-10.21.2-10.21.2-1build1	0.21.2-1ubuntu0.22.04.1
`kitty` Ubuntu:20.04:LTS From an advisory covering 2 CVEs	before 0.15.0-1ubuntu0.2, plus listed versions 0.14.3-10.14.4-10.14.6-10.15.0-10.15.0-1build1	0.15.0-1ubuntu0.2
`kitty` Ubuntu:22.04:LTS From an advisory covering 2 CVEs	before 0.21.2-1ubuntu0.22.04.1, plus listed versions 0.19.3-10.21.2-10.21.2-1build1	0.21.2-1ubuntu0.22.04.1

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 6, 2026	affected, facts	OSV
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2022-41322 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Kitty Project Kitty, published September 23, 2022. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.54%, the 45th percentile. Fixed in kitty 0.21.2-2.

References

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