{"cve":"CVE-2006-7162","nvd":{"published":"2007-03-07T21:19:00.000","modified":"2026-06-16T22:34:29.717","status":"Modified","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.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":null,"cwes":[],"references":["http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=400804","http://secunia.com/advisories/24381","http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=400804","http://secunia.com/advisories/24381"],"products":["putty:putty"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T19:44:49.019236172+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2006-7162","score":0.00313,"percentile":0.24267,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}