VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2006-7162

CVSS score1.9 LOW
EPSS probability0.31%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2007-03-07
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorAV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Description

PuTTY 0.59 and earlier uses weak file permissions for (1) ppk files containing private keys generated by puttygen and (2) session logs created by putty, which allows local users to gain sensitive information by reading these files.

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