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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...
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.
Classification
CVE ID: CVE-2024-23749
Affected Products
Vendor: n/a
Product: n/a
Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)
EPSS Score: 0.19% (probability of being exploited)
EPSS Percentile: 41.87% (scored less or equal to compared to others)
EPSS Date: 2025-06-13 (when was this score calculated)
Stakeholder-Specific Vulnerability Categorization (SSVC)
SSVC Exploitation: poc
SSVC Technical Impact: total
SSVC Automatable: false
References
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-23749http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/177031/KiTTY-0.76.1.13-Command-Injection.html
https://blog.defcesco.io/CVE-2024-23749
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Feb/13
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Feb/14