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CVE-2026-48852

PuTTY 0.71 before 0.84 has an assertion failure in ECDSA signature verification.

LOW 3.7EPSS 0.27%

Does this matter?

Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.27%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.

Description

PuTTY 0.71 before 0.84 has an assertion failure in ECDSA signature verification.

CVSS 3.1
3.7 LOWCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
EPSS
0.27% probability · 20th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-617
Affected
putty/putty
Source
cve@mitre.org

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.