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.
Published: 2026-05-25
Score: 3.1 Low
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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History

Tue, 26 May 2026 13:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Mon, 25 May 2026 21:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Title Residual Trust Status Leak in PuTTY Telnet Sessions

Mon, 25 May 2026 20:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
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.
First Time appeared Putty
Putty putty
Weaknesses CWE-451
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:putty:putty:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Putty
Putty putty
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 3.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2026-05-26T12:40:49.268Z

Reserved: 2026-05-25T20:16:30.998Z

Link: CVE-2026-48851

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-05-26T12:40:45.994Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2026-05-25T21:16:35.400

Modified: 2026-06-17T10:55:17.957

Link: CVE-2026-48851

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-05-25T21:30:06Z

Weaknesses