High severity · published Apr 20, 2025
CVE-2025-43929
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…
7.8
CVSS
0.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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).
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.2% · higher than 9% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
KI
Kitty · Kovidgoyal
before 0.41.0 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-43929
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-43929
Product
https://ghostwriter.kde.org/documentation/#links
Exploit
https://github.com/0xBenCantCode/CVE-2025-43929
Patch
https://github.com/kovidgoyal/kitty/commit/ce5cfdd9caf44c538af800a07162e1f49bd53c35
Patch
https://github.com/kovidgoyal/kitty/compare/v0.40.1...v0.41.0
Exploit
https://hitman.services/cve-2025-43929/
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