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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.

    Published:Mar 21, 2019
    Last Modified:Nov 21, 2024
    EPS:Mar 21, 2019
    EPSS Score:0.02283
    CVSS Score:7.8

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Microsoft
    Product
    Windows
    Vendor
    Opensuse
    Product
    Backports Sle
    Vendor
    Opensuse
    Product
    Leap
    Vendor
    Putty
    Product
    Putty

    Exploits

    https://github.com/yasinyilmaz/vuln-chm-hijack

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    CWE-427 Uncontrolled Search Path Element

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    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High