CVE-2026-48851
3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
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
| Vendor | Product | Version Range | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| PuTTY | PuTTY | 0.77 < 0.84 | affected |
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
- https://lists.tartarus.org/pipermail/putty-announce/2026/000042.html
- https://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/wishlist/telnet-trust-sigil.html
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