CVE-2019-9896

HIGH EPSS 50.6%
Published Mar 21, 20197y ago · Modified Jun 17, 20262w ago
7.8 CVSS 3.1
High
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Published Mar 21, 2019 7y ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 2w ago

Description

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.

CVSS Details

Base Score
7.8
Exploitability
1.8
Impact
5.9
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector Local
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required Low
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity High
Availability High

Threat Intelligence

EPSS Exploit Probability
50.6% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
No Known Exploit
No Patch Available

Weaknesses 1

CWE-427

Affected Products 4

VendorProductVersionRange
puttyputty* <0.71
microsoftwindows*any
opensusebackports_sle15.0any
opensuseleap15.0any

References 4

  • lists.opensuse.org http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-04/msg00004.html
    Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
  • lists.opensuse.org http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-04/msg00020.html
    Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
  • security.netapp.com https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190404-0001/
    Third Party Advisory
  • chiark.greenend.org.uk https://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/changes.html
    Release NotesThird Party Advisory

Remediation

No remediation data recorded yet

Check vendor advisories and the NVD entry for patch availability.