High severity7.5NVD Advisory· Published May 19, 2026· Updated Jul 24, 2026
CVE-2026-33633
CVE-2026-33633
Description
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.
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Affected products
3<=0.46.2+ 2 more
- (no CPE)range: <=0.46.2
- (no CPE)
- cpe:2.3:a:kovidgoyal:kitty:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <0.47.0
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