CVE-2016-6167

PoC —

CVSS 3.1

7.8 high

EPSS

<1%p53

Published

Jan 30, 2017 (Jan 30, 2017)

Modified

Jun 17, 2026

Description

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.

Vendors: putty
Products: putty
Weakness: CWE-426
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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