What is CVE-2020-35605?

CVE-2020-35605 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Kovidgoyal Kitty. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2020-12-21.

How severe is CVE-2020-35605?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2020-35605 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Vulnerability in Kovidgoyal Kitty

CVE-2020-35605

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.

EPSS: 0.036 (88.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Kovidgoyal Kitty
Debian Debian_linux — versions 10.0
N/a — versions n/a

Public proof-of-concept exploits

Live-Hack-CVE/CVE-2020-35605

References

cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC, Issue Tracking)
cve@mitre.org (Patch, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-35605?: CVE-2020-35605 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Kovidgoyal Kitty. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2020-12-21.
How severe is CVE-2020-35605?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2020-35605 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.