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CVE-2006-7162

LOW CVSS: 1.9 Published: 2007-03-07 Modified: 2026-06-16

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.

Affected Platforms

Putty Putty

Weakness Type

NVD-CWE-Other

References