CVE-2025-43929

kitty: open_actions.py in kitty before 0.41.0 does not ask for user confirmation before running a local executable file that...

CVE-2025-43929 is fixed in kitty on 1 platform, first by DEBIAN-CVE-2025-43929, released April 20, 2025. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: High.

High
CVSS
7.8
high
Exploitation
None reported
No vendor assessment
CISA KEV
Not listed
Not in the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
EPSS
0.0019
8th percentile

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).

Where it's fixed

ProductFixed inFixReleased
Linux
kitty · Debian 13.5 (trixie) 0.41.1-1 DEBIAN-CVE-2025-43929 Apr 20, 2025
kitty · Debian 14 0.41.1-1 DEBIAN-CVE-2025-43929 Apr 20, 2025

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