Name: CVE-2026-48851: User Interface (UI) Misrepresentation of Critical Information
Creator: Rapid7
Published: 2026-05-25T00:00:00.000Z
License: https://www.rapid7.com/legal/website-terms-of-use/
Keywords: CVE, CVE-2026-48851, CWE-451, CVSS 3.1, EPSS 0.0003

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.

CVSS Details

CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 3.1
CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N)

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