CVE-2025-43929

4.1 MEDIUM 0.2% exploit odds Fix listed Other

What it is

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).

At a glance

Exploitability: Can be exploited locally on the machine without logging in, but needs a user to act. Limited direct impact.
Exploit odds: 0.2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).
Fix: A patch, advisory or fixed version is referenced. Upgrade or apply it.

Timeline

2025-04-20 03:15 UTC PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
2026-06-17 09:24 UTC Last updatedMost recent change to the record

Why it ranks here

Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
Exploit odds: 0.2% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
Severity: 4.1 MEDIUM (CVSS).
Fix: a patch or advisory is linked.

Details

Published: 2025-04-20 03:15 UTC
Last modified: 2026-06-17 09:24 UTC
Exploit probability: 0.2% · EPSS, next 30 days
Weakness: CWE-346
Record status: Analyzed

Affected

Kovidgoyal Kitty < 0.41.0

Attack profile CVSS 3.1 · 4.1

Attack vector: Local
Complexity: High
Privileges needed: None
User interaction: Required
Scope: Changed
Confidentiality: Low
Integrity: Low
Availability: None

Raw vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

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Fix and advisories

References

NVD record · CVE.org record