RCE in 9bis Kitty

CVE-2024-23749

KiTTY versions 0.76.1.13 and before is vulnerable to command injection via the filename variable, occurs due to insufficient input sanitization and validation, failure to escape special characters, and insecure system calls (at lines 2369-…

Vulnerability class: Command Injection (OS Command Injection)

EPSS: 0.047 (90.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-23749?
CVE-2024-23749 is a high-severity vulnerability in 9bis Kitty, classified under Command Injection. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2024-02-09.
How severe is CVE-2024-23749?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2024-23749 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.