CVE-2026-48851

Summary

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 Software

VendorProductVersion RangeStatus
PuTTYPuTTY0.77 < 0.84affected

Weaknesses

  • CWE-451: CWE-451 User Interface (UI) Misrepresentation of Critical Information

ADP Enrichment

CISA ADP Vulnrichment

  • SSVC:
  • Exploitation: none
    • Automatable: no
    • Technical Impact: partial

References