The PuTTY terminal emulator 0.53 allows attackers to modify the window title via a certain character escape sequence and then insert it back to the command line in the user's terminal, e.g
Published Sep 1, 2004
7.5
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 2.20%
Description
The PuTTY terminal emulator 0.53 allows attackers to modify the window title via a certain character escape sequence and then insert it back to the command line in the user's terminal, e.g. when the user views a file containing the malicious sequence, which could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary commands.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.20% (0.02198) | 81.86th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.20% (0.02198) | 80.12th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.26% (0.00256) | 46.97th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.68% (0.00680) | 80.66th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 15, 2024 | 0.68% (0.00680) | 79.38th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 9, 2023 | 0.68% (0.00680) | 77.38th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.73% (0.00735) | 77.82th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 40.69th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 38.88th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 36.86th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 19.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (4)
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2003-q1/0093.html mailing-listx_refsource_VULNWATCHVendor Advisory
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=104612710031920&w=2 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/11414.php vdb-entryx_refsource_XFVendor Advisory
- http://www.osvdb.org/8347 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2003-q1/0093.html | mailing-listx_refsource_VULNWATCHVendor Advisory | |
| http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=104612710031920&w=2 | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/11414.php | vdb-entryx_refsource_XFVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.osvdb.org/8347 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB |
Change history (0)
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