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1 vulnerability by Ttyplus
CVE-2021-47759 (GCVE-0-2021-47759)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-01-15 15:52 – Updated: 2026-01-15 17:02
VLAI?
Title
MTPutty 1.0.1.21 - SSH Password Disclosure
Summary
MTPutty 1.0.1.21 contains a sensitive information disclosure vulnerability that allows local attackers to view SSH connection passwords through Windows PowerShell process listing. Attackers can run a PowerShell command to retrieve the full command line of MTPutty processes, exposing plaintext SSH credentials.
Severity ?
6.2 (Medium)
CWE
- CWE-522 - Insufficiently Protected Credentials
Assigner
References
| URL | Tags | |
|---|---|---|
Credits
Sedat Ozdemir
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