Upstream information

CVE-2026-48850 at MITRE

Description

PuTTY 0.72 before 0.84 has a double free in RSA KEX.

SUSE information

Overall state of this security issue: Resolved

This issue is currently rated as having moderate severity.

CVSS v3 Scores
CVSS detail CNA (MITRE) National Vulnerability Database
Base Score 3.7 5.9
Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack Vector Network Network
Attack Complexity High High
Privileges Required None None
User Interaction None None
Scope Unchanged Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact None None
Integrity Impact None None
Availability Impact Low High
CVSSv3 Version 3.1 3.1
SUSE Bugzilla entry: 1266375 [NEW]

No SUSE Security Announcements cross referenced.

List of released packages

Product(s) Fixed package version(s) References
openSUSE Leap 16.0
  • putty >= 0.85-bp160.1.1
 Patchnames:
openSUSE-Leap-16.0-packagehub-677
openSUSE Tumbleweed
  • putty >= 0.85-2.1
 Patchnames:
openSUSE-Tumbleweed-2026-12168

SUSE Timeline for this CVE

CVE page created: Tue May 26 22:14:50 2026
CVE page last modified: Tue Oct 20 11:46:59 2026