CVE-2026-48851

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.
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:putty:putty:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

27 May 2026, 19:12

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CPE cpe:2.3:a:putty:putty:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
First Time Putty
Putty putty
References () https://lists.tartarus.org/pipermail/putty-announce/2026/000042.html - () https://lists.tartarus.org/pipermail/putty-announce/2026/000042.html - Release Notes
References () https://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/wishlist/telnet-trust-sigil.html - () https://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/wishlist/telnet-trust-sigil.html - Patch, Vendor Advisory

25 May 2026, 21:16

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New CVE

Information

Published : 2026-05-25 21:16

Updated : 2026-05-27 19:12


NVD link : CVE-2026-48851

Mitre link : CVE-2026-48851

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-48851


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Products Affected

putty

  • putty
CWE
CWE-451

User Interface (UI) Misrepresentation of Critical Information