CVE-2026-48852

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

Published: 2026-05-25 Last update: 2026-05-27 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Analyzed，CVE State: published
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CVE-2026-48852 is rated Low Risk (20.8/100): CVSS Low severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.05%). Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2026-48852

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-05-31 0.04% 0.05% +0.02%
2 2026-05-26 — 0.04% —

Full EPSS history (2 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2026-48852

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
3.7 3.1 LOW
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:H)
Even with access, the exploit needs extra luck, timing, or a fussy environment to actually work.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:N)
Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:L)
Might cause slowdowns, glitches, or partial disruption—not a full brick.
 2.2 1.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2026-48852

GitHub Security Advisory for CVE-2026-48852

GHSA-rx8r-f2xx-98h9 · Severity: low — PuTTY 0.71 before 0.84 has an assertion failure in ECDSA signature verification.

OS Trackers for CVE-2026-48852

vendor priority summary link
debian not yet assigned CVE-2026-48852 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 1 source packages (putty), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): open 3, resolved 2. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-48852
ubuntu medium CVE-2026-48852 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (putty), 7 status rows across 7 suites (bionic, focal, jammy, noble, questing, resolute, upstream): needs-triage 6, released 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-48852

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2026-48852

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
putty putty >= 0.71, < 0.84 cpe:2.3:a:putty:putty:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2026-48852

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