Vulnerability · Published Apr 20, 2025 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2025-43929
Medium 4.1
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw in kitty from kitty project. Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.2% (higher than 9% of all known vulnerabilities). Ready-made attack tooling exists: public proof-of-concept code. Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS 3.1)4.1Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 91.1% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc
Attack tooling1Public PoC
Official 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).
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | kitty | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2025-43929 |
| Debian:13 | kitty | 0.41.1-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2025-43929 |
| Debian:14 | kitty | 0.41.1-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2025-43929 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | kitty | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-43929 |
| Ubuntu:25.10 | kitty | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-43929 |
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| kitty project | kitty | 0 – before 0.41.0 |
Weakness: CWE-346 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N