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    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 document opened in KDE ghostwriter).

    Published:Apr 20, 2025
    Last Modified:Apr 24, 2025
    EPS:Apr 20, 2025
    EPSS Score:0.00016
    CVSS Score:4.1

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Kovidgoyal
    Product
    Kitty

    Exploits

    https://github.com/0xBenCantCode/CVE-2025-43929https://hitman.services/cve-2025-43929/https://github.com/0xBenCantCode/CVE-2025-43929

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    CWE-346 Origin Validation Error

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    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High