Vulnerability · 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.
Published May 25, 2026 · catalog updated Jul 24, 2026 · PuTTY 0.77 before 0.84
Check if you run it
No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-48851. EPSS is 0.29%. Act only if a listed version of PuTTY 0.77 before 0.84 is installed.
Gaps on this record
- The stored product name is a package slug. The name on this page is taken from the title (PuTTY 0.77 before 0.84).
- No version range is stored. A customer cannot check an installed version against this record.
- No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
- Severity
- Low3.1
- Known exploitation
- Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
- EPSS
- 0.29%
- Remediation
- Advisory link
- Affected products
- cpe putty/putty
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.
Are you affected?
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- cpe putty/puttyversion unspecified
How to fix CVE-2026-48851
Recommended remediation
A patch or advisory reference is linked. Open the original publisher for availability by product version.
Official advisories
What to do
Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.
Should you patch?
No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-48851. EPSS is 0.29%. Act only if a listed version of PuTTY 0.77 before 0.84 is installed.
Which versions are affected?
Affected version ranges are not on this record. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.
What should an analyst verify?
CWE-451: User Interface (UI) Misrepresentation of Critical Information. EPSS 0.29%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.
Code
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No public source repository is identified for this product.
Timeline
Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.
May 25, 2026 · NIST NVD
Detected
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.
Jul 24, 2026 · NIST NVD
Updated
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.
Sources
- CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2026-48851
Official CVE identifier
cve.org - FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2026-48851
30-day exploitation probability 0.3%
first.org - NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-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.
nvd.nist.gov
References
Freshness
Last verified in this catalog Oct 18, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.