FKIE_CVE-2026-48850

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2026-05-25 21:16 - Updated: 2026-05-27 19:14
Severity
3.7 (Low) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
5.9 (Medium) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Summary
PuTTY 0.72 before 0.84 has a double free in RSA KEX.
References
cve@mitre.orghttps://lists.tartarus.org/pipermail/putty-announce/2026/000042.htmlRelease Notes
cve@mitre.orghttps://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/wishlist/rsakex-double-free.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
putty putty *
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