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CVE-2019-9896

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.

Data is provided by the National Vulnerability Database (NVD)
PuTTYPuTTY Version < 0.71
   MicrosoftWindows Version-
OpensuseBackports Sle Version15.0 Update-
OpensuseLeap Version15.0
Zu dieser CVE wurde keine CISA KEV oder CERT.AT-Warnung gefunden.
EPSS Metriken
Type Source Score Percentile
EPSS FIRST.org 2.28% 0.833
CVSS Metriken
Source Base Score Exploit Score Impact Score Vector string
nvd@nist.gov 7.8 1.8 5.9
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
nvd@nist.gov 4.6 3.9 6.4
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
CWE-427 Uncontrolled Search Path Element

The product uses a fixed or controlled search path to find resources, but one or more locations in that path can be under the control of unintended actors.