CVE-2026-48851
LOW
3.1
CVSS Score
Published: May 25, 2026 at 08:16 PM UTC
Updated: July 24, 2026 at 10:23 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorPuTTY
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Severity
LOW3.1
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.2%
SSVC
No known exploit
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.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (2)
PatchVendor Advisory
Source: cverecord
https://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/wishlist/telnet-trust-sigil.htmlSSVC — Action Prioritization
SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact
SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.
CVSS
3.1LOWmitre
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Complexity
- HIGH
- Privileges
- NONE
- User Interaction
- REQUIRED
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- NONE
- Integrity
- LOW
- Availability
- NONE
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusANALYZED
CWE
CWE-451
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