Vulnerability Details 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.
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score
EPSS Score 0.0
EPSS Ranking 10.6%
CVSS Severity
CVSS v3 Score 3.1
Products affected by CVE-2026-48851
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cpe:2.3:a:putty:putty:0.77
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cpe:2.3:a:putty:putty:0.78
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cpe:2.3:a:putty:putty:0.79
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cpe:2.3:a:putty:putty:0.80
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cpe:2.3:a:putty:putty:0.81
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cpe:2.3:a:putty:putty:0.82
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cpe:2.3:a:putty:putty:0.83