CVE-2026-42850

Exploitation

Assessed, none found. CISA's assessment recorded neither public exploit code nor evidence of exploitation when it was made.

SSVC decision

• ExploitationnoneCISA recorded no public exploit code and no evidence of exploitation.
• AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
• Technical ImpacttotalSuccessful exploitation gives total control of the vulnerable component.

CISA publishes the decision points, not a final SSVC decision. The decision also depends on mission and well-being impact, which is a property of your deployment rather than of the vulnerability.

EPSS probability

0.28% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Equal to or higher than the score of 21.0% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

7.4 (CVSS v4.0), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.

NVD CVSS vector

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

NVD analysis status

Analyzed. NVD last modified this record on 2026-10-26.

Red Hat severity

No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

Published

2026-06-12 19:59Z4 MO AGO

Last updated

2026-06-16 03:56Z4 MO AGO

Reserved

2026-04-30

Assigning CNA

GitHub_M

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

High (CVSS 7.4)

CNA CVSS vector

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Weaknesses

• CWE-77Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command ('Command Injection')Class

Data version

5.2

Document digest

9f5eef6bd010c1ee020d8ef844224357223186bb95cd617e2c0bd6832a575693

• github.comhttps://github.com/kovidgoyal/kitty/security/advisories/GHSA-p64q-59hq-5q65x_refsource_CONFIRM