| Name | CVE-2025-43929 |
| Description | 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). |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
| Debian Bugs | 1103691 |
Vulnerable and fixed packages
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|
| kitty (PTS) | bullseye | 0.19.3-1 | fixed |
| bullseye (security) | 0.19.3-1+deb11u1 | fixed |
| bookworm | 0.26.5-5 | vulnerable |
| trixie, sid | 0.41.1-2 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|
| kitty | source | bullseye | (not affected) | | | |
| kitty | source | (unstable) | 0.41.1-1 | | | 1103691 |
Notes
[bullseye] - kitty <not-affected> (vulnerable code introduced later)
https://github.com/kovidgoyal/kitty/commit/ce5cfdd9caf44c538af800a07162e1f49bd53c35 (v0.41.0)
PoC: https://github.com/0xBenCantCode/CVE-2025-43929
Vulernable code introduced with: https://github.com/kovidgoyal/kitty/commit/1454af2d416f0eb738c2268ee3297cacb0215dd0 (v0.24.2)