CVE-2025-43929
4.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Summary
open_actions.py in kitty before 0.41.0 does not ask for user confirmation before running a local executable file that may have been linked from an untrusted document (e.g., a document opened in KDE ghostwriter).
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Version Range | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| kitty project | kitty | 0 < 0.41.0 | affected |
Weaknesses
- CWE-346: CWE-346 Origin Validation Error
ADP Enrichment
CISA ADP Vulnrichment
- SSVC:
- Exploitation: poc
- Automatable: no
- Technical Impact: partial
References
- https://github.com/kovidgoyal/kitty/commit/ce5cfdd9caf44c538af800a07162e1f49bd53c35
- https://github.com/kovidgoyal/kitty/compare/v0.40.1…v0.41.0
- https://ghostwriter.kde.org/documentation/#links
- https://hitman.services/cve-2025-43929/
- https://github.com/0xBenCantCode/CVE-2025-43929
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