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CVE-2026-48851

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Published: May 25, 2026Modified: Jul 24, 2026

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3.1
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
Exploitability: 1.6 / Impact: 1.4
Source: MITRE (Secondary)

Description

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.

Affected (1)

Products: Putty: Putty
Putty
1 product
Putty
Configuration A
1 vulnerable
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Putty
From 0.77 to 0.84

Related CWEs

CWE-451
User Interface (UI) Misrepresentation of Critical Information
The user interface (UI) does not properly represent critical information to the user, allowing the information - or its source - to be obscured or spoofed. This is often a component in phishing attacks.

References (2)

Source: cve@mitre.org
Release Notes
Source: cve@mitre.org
PatchVendor Advisory

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