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CVE-2026-54055
Summary

Kitty is a cross-platform GPU based terminal. In versions prior to 0.47.2, a local privilege escalation vulnerability exists in kitty's file transmission protocol where a child process running in the terminal can write to arbitrary files on the filesystem by exploiting a TOCTOU (Time-of-Check-Time-of-Use) race condition between symlink validation and file creation. The `os.open()` call used to create files does not use `O_NOFOLLOW`, allowing an attacker to create a symlink between the initial stat check and the actual file open, causing the write to follow the symlink to an arbitrary destination. Version 0.47.2 fixes the issue.

Publication Date June 13, 2026, 5:16 a.m.
Registration Date June 14, 2026, 4:11 a.m.
Last Update June 13, 2026, 5:16 a.m.
CVSS3.1 : MEDIUM
スコア 5.0
Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:L
攻撃元区分(AV) ローカル
攻撃条件の複雑さ(AC)
攻撃に必要な特権レベル(PR)
利用者の関与(UI)
影響の想定範囲(S) 変更なし
機密性への影響(C) なし
完全性への影響(I)
可用性への影響(A)
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