CVE-2026-48851CWE-451

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…

Low · published May 25, 2026

CVSS v3.1
3.1
EPSS
0%
Percentile
19.9
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
3.1 · LOW
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00285 · 19.9th percentile
Weakness
CWE-451 · User Interface (UI) Misrepresentation of Critical Information
Published
2026-05-25T20:16Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 25 MAY 20:16Z
    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…
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