CVE-2019-9896

In PuTTY versions before 0.71 on Windows, local attackers could hijack the application by putting a malicious help file in the same directory as the executable

published March 21, 2019

CVSS
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EPSS
1%
Percentile
54.7
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

In PuTTY versions before 0.71 on Windows, local attackers could hijack the application by putting a malicious help file in the same directory as the executable.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00759 · 54.7th percentile
Published
2019-03-21T02:31Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 21 MAR 02:31Z
    In PuTTY versions before 0.71 on Windows, local attackers could hijack the application by putting a malicious help file in the same directory as the executable
    cvelistv5