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TI-2016-05291 Aliases CVE-2016-6167GHSA-7x75-r7f7-mqrx

Multiple untrusted search path vulnerabilities in Putty beta 0.67 allow local users to…

Priority LOW 35CWE-426Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Required
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-426.

Summary

Multiple untrusted search path vulnerabilities in Putty beta 0.67 allow local users to execute arbitrary code and conduct DLL hijacking attacks via a Trojan horse (1) UxTheme.dll or (2) ntmarta.dll file in the current working directory.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00752 55th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:putty:putty:0.67:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*0.67 betaVulnerablePuTTY
  • cpe:2.3:a:putty:putty:0.67:beta:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.67 beta Vulnerable ·PuTTY

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2016-6167
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-7x75-r7f7-mqrx

References

Exploit 1

  • TI-2002-01283 Multiple SSH2 servers and clients do not properly handle large packets or large fields… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2023-26623 The SSH transport protocol with certain OpenSSH extensions, found in OpenSSH before 9.6… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.9
  • TI-2017-04321 The ssh_agent_channel_data function in PuTTY before 0.68 allows remote attackers to have… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2026-03565 PuTTY Ed25519 Signature ecc-ssh.c eddsa_verify signature verification CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 6.3
  • TI-2002-01281 Multiple SSH2 servers and clients do not properly handle packets or data elements with… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2004-00914 Integer signedness error in the ssh2_rdpkt function in PuTTY before 0.56 allows remote… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
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Sources

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