CVE-2019-17067 describes a critical vulnerability in PuTTY before version 0.73 on Windows, where improper handling of port-forwarding listening sockets allows attackers to hijack incoming connections. With a CVSS score of 9.8 (Critical), this network-exploitable flaw has low attack complexity and can lead to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its high severity, there is currently no known active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 0.73CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:putty:putty:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.