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FKIE_CVE-2025-43929

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2025-04-20 03:15 - Updated: 2026-06-17 09:24
Severity
4.1 (Medium) - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
7.8 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Summary
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).
References
cve@mitre.orghttps://ghostwriter.kde.org/documentation/#linksProduct
cve@mitre.orghttps://github.com/0xBenCantCode/CVE-2025-43929Exploit
cve@mitre.orghttps://github.com/kovidgoyal/kitty/commit/ce5cfdd9caf44c538af800a07162e1f49bd53c35Patch
cve@mitre.orghttps://github.com/kovidgoyal/kitty/compare/v0.40.1...v0.41.0Patch
cve@mitre.orghttps://hitman.services/cve-2025-43929/Exploit, Third Party Advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
kovidgoyal kitty *
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      "value": "open_actions.py en kitty anterior a 0.41.0 no solicita confirmaci\u00f3n del usuario antes de ejecutar un archivo ejecutable local que puede haber sido vinculado desde un documento no confiable (por ejemplo, un documento abierto en KDE ghostwriter)."
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  "lastModified": "2026-06-17T09:24:45.857",
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