CVE-2026-33633 HIGH

CVE-2026-33633: Kitty has a Heap Buffer Overflow in its Graphics Protocol Handler

Vendor Kovidgoyal
Product kitty
Weakness CWE-122
Published May 19, 2026
Last update May 20, 2026

CVSS base score

7.5/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity High
Privileges required None
User interaction Required
Confidentiality High
Integrity High

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

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.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

May 19, 2026 CVE published
May 20, 2026 Record updated