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CVE-2024-23749

A public proof of concept exists; no exploitation attested.

  • Published2024-02-09
  • WeaknessCWE-77

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Description

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 2369-2390). This allows an attacker to add inputs inside the filename variable, leading to arbitrary code execution.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2024-03-14Exploit-DB entryExploit-DB

Versions per branch

NVD
9bis kitty
BranchAffectedFixed in
0.76≤ 0.76.1.13no fix published

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Fix

No fix published by the sources we read yet. NVD record

Detection

read 2026-11-09 09:28 UTC
Nuclei template
none so far
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
EDB-51892
Exploit-DB
Proof of concept
Metasploit modules
none listed
Metasploit Framework

Sources

Identifiers

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Published
2024-02-09
Last Modified
2026-06-17
NVD status
Modified
GitHub Advisory
GHSA-5frx-8vj6-294f

Frequently asked questions

What is 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 2369-2390). This allows an attacker to add inputs inside the filename variable, leading to arbitrary code execution.

Is CVE-2024-23749 actively exploited?

A proof-of-concept exploit exists for CVE-2024-23749, but active exploitation has not been confirmed at this time.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-23749?

CVE-2024-23749 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.8 (HIGH severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

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