7.8
HIGH
CVE-2022-41322
Kitty Active Code Execution Vulnerability
Description

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.

INFO

Published Date :

Sept. 23, 2022, 5:15 a.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 7, 2023, 3:52 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

1.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2022-41322 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Fedoraproject fedora
1 Kitty_project kitty

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2022-41322 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2022-41322 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 07, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference MITRE https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/6RRNAPU33PHEH64P77YL3AJO6CTZGHTX/ [No types assigned]
    Added Reference MITRE https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/47RK7MBSVY5BWDUTYMJUFPBAYFSWMTOI/ [No types assigned]
    Removed Reference MITRE https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/6RRNAPU33PHEH64P77YL3AJO6CTZGHTX/
    Removed Reference MITRE https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/47RK7MBSVY5BWDUTYMJUFPBAYFSWMTOI/
  • Reanalysis by [email protected]

    Mar. 03, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/kovidgoyal/kitty/commit/f05783e64d5fa62e1aed603e8d69aced5e49824f Patch, Third Party Advisory https://github.com/kovidgoyal/kitty/commit/f05783e64d5fa62e1aed603e8d69aced5e49824f Patch
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/kovidgoyal/kitty/compare/v0.26.1...v0.26.2 Patch, Third Party Advisory https://github.com/kovidgoyal/kitty/compare/v0.26.1...v0.26.2 Patch
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:kovidgoyal:kitty:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 0.26.2 OR *cpe:2.3:a:kitty_project:kitty:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 0.26.2
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Oct. 29, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/47RK7MBSVY5BWDUTYMJUFPBAYFSWMTOI/ No Types Assigned https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/47RK7MBSVY5BWDUTYMJUFPBAYFSWMTOI/ Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/6RRNAPU33PHEH64P77YL3AJO6CTZGHTX/ No Types Assigned https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/6RRNAPU33PHEH64P77YL3AJO6CTZGHTX/ Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202209-22 No Types Assigned https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202209-22 Third Party Advisory
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:36:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:37:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 03, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/47RK7MBSVY5BWDUTYMJUFPBAYFSWMTOI/ [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 02, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/6RRNAPU33PHEH64P77YL3AJO6CTZGHTX/ [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Sep. 29, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202209-22 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Sep. 26, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://bugs.gentoo.org/868543 No Types Assigned https://bugs.gentoo.org/868543 Exploit, Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/kovidgoyal/kitty/commit/f05783e64d5fa62e1aed603e8d69aced5e49824f No Types Assigned https://github.com/kovidgoyal/kitty/commit/f05783e64d5fa62e1aed603e8d69aced5e49824f Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/kovidgoyal/kitty/compare/v0.26.1...v0.26.2 No Types Assigned https://github.com/kovidgoyal/kitty/compare/v0.26.1...v0.26.2 Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://sw.kovidgoyal.net/kitty/changelog/#detailed-list-of-changes No Types Assigned https://sw.kovidgoyal.net/kitty/changelog/#detailed-list-of-changes Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-116
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:kovidgoyal:kitty:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 0.26.2
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2022-41322 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2022-41322 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.16 }} 0.03%

score

0.51681

percentile

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