7.8

CVE-2025-43929: kitty_project kitty Origin Validation Error

CVSS: 7.8v3.1HighAnalyzed
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2025-43929DEBIAN-CVE-2025-43929
Published 20-04-2025Last modified 21-04-2025
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2025-43929 is a high (CVSS 7.8) Origin Validation Error vulnerability in kitty_project kitty. EPSS estimates a 0.19% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 8.3% of scored vulnerabilities. 2 public exploits are recorded.

Overall risk
41/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
7.8/10
010
High · v3.1 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.19%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits2github, reference

Timeline

  1. 20-04-2025
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 21-04-2025
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

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).

CVSS metrics

4 scores · 4 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.19%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

8%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.19% on 22-09-2026

22-09-202622-10-2026
EPSS score
0.19%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

2 found
  • githubUnverified

    Cve 2025 43929

    Maturity: poc

  • referenceUnverified

    Exploit Reference (hitman.services)

    Maturity: unknown

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Debian1 product
  • kittyAll versions (No fix recorded) | < 0.41.1-1
Kitty_project1 product
Kovidgoyal1 product
Ubuntu1 product
  • kittyAll versions (No fix recorded)

4 vendors · 4 products

References

8 links