CVE-2026-48850 (GCVE-0-2026-48850)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-05-25 20:13 – Updated: 2026-05-26 12:59
VLAI
Summary
PuTTY 0.72 before 0.84 has a double free in RSA KEX.
Severity
CWE
- CWE-415 - Double Free
Assigner
References
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