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CVE-2020-35605

• Severity: critical (CVSS 9.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 3.8% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2020-12-21 · updated 2026-06-17

Description

The Graphics Protocol feature in graphics.c in kitty before 0.19.3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code because a filename containing special characters can be included in an error message.

Affected products

• Debian Linux: 10.0
• kovidgoyal kitty: before 0.19.3 — fixed in 0.19.3

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: kovidgoyal kitty 0.19.3. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://github.com/kovidgoyal/kitty/commit/82c137878c2b99100a3cdc1c0f0efea069313901
• https://github.com/kovidgoyal/kitty/issues/3128
• https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4819
• https://github.com/kovidgoyal/kitty/commit/82c137878c2b99100a3cdc1c0f0efea069313901
• https://github.com/kovidgoyal/kitty/issues/3128
• https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4819

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