CVE-2020-14002

moderate-risk
Published 2020-06-29

PuTTY 0.68 through 0.73 has an Observable Discrepancy leading to an information leak in the algorithm negotiation. This allows man-in-the-middle attackers to target initial connection attempts (where no host key for the server has been cached by the client).

Do I need to act?

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0.75% chance of exploitation
EPSS score — low exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
5
CVSS 5.9/10 Medium
NETWORK / HIGH complexity

Affected Vendors

31
/ 100
moderate-risk
Severity 18/34 · Moderate
Exploitability 3/34 · Minimal
Exposure 10/34 · Low