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Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Mar 7, 2007· Updated Jun 16, 2026

CVE-2006-7162

CVE-2006-7162

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 products

2
  • Putty/Putty2 versions
    cpe:2.3:a:putty:putty:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
    • cpe:2.3:a:putty:putty:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=0.59
    • (no CPE)range: <=0.59

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

References

2

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