๐Ÿ” CVE Alert

CVE-2026-48851

LOW 3.1
CVSS Score
3.1
EPSS Score
0.0%
EPSS Percentile
0th

PuTTY 0.77 before 0.84 uses a copy of the PuTTY icon as a trust indication for TELNET data but the trust status is not cleared between proxy authentication and the main session.

CWE CWE-451
Vendor putty
Product putty
Published May 25, 2026
Last Updated May 26, 2026
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CVSS v3 Breakdown

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
High
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Low
Availability
None

Affected Versions

PuTTY / PuTTY
0.77 < 0.84

References

NVD โ†— CVE.org โ†— EPSS Data โ†—
lists.tartarus.org: https://lists.tartarus.org/pipermail/putty-announce/2026/000042.html chiark.greenend.org.uk: https://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/wishlist/telnet-trust-sigil.html