CVE-2026-48852
lowpriority · track · 0EPSS 0.003 · 20 %ileDEEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
PuTTY 0.71 before 0.84 has an assertion failure in ECDSA signature verification.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode
ssvc
A stakeholder decision — act, attend, or track — from exploitation and impact.
weaknesses
The CWE weakness classes this flaw belongs to.
affected products (6)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
advisories (1)
Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.
- WID-SEC-W-2026-1673PuTTY: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2026-05-25csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein entfernter, anonymer Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in PuTTY ausnutzen, um einen Denial of Service Angriff durchzuführen, um Daten zu manipulieren und möglicherweise Spoofing-Angriffe durchzuführen.
also known as (4)
Other names and identifiers for this entity.
sources
Which sources assert this record, and when.
references (7)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- https://lists.tartarus.org/pipermail/putty-announce/2026/000042.htmlcnnvd
- https://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/latest.htmlPatchcnnvd
- https://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/wishlist/ecdsa-remotely-triggerable-assertion.htmlcnnvd
- https://lists.tartarus.org/pipermail/putty-announce/2026/000042.htmlenisa_euvd
- https://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/wishlist/ecdsa-remotely-triggerable-assertion.htmlenisa_euvd
- https://lists.tartarus.org/pipermail/putty-announce/2026/000042.htmlRelease Notesnvd
- https://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/wishlist/ecdsa-remotely-triggerable-assertion.htmlPatchVendor Advisorynvd
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