Is CVE-2006-7162 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2006-7162 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2006-7162?

CVE-2006-7162 has a CVSS v2 base score of 1.9 (LOW).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2006-7162?

CVE-2006-7162 has an EPSS score of 0.30% (22th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2006-7162?

Upgrade putty on debian 11 to 0.59-1 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2006-7162

LOW

1.9

CVSS v2

NVD

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.

How to fix

Remediation Available

puttyDebian

Fixed in:0.59-1CVE-2006-7162

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v2 Vector

No CVSS vector data available.

Exploit Intelligence

0.30%probability of exploitation in 30 days

22ndpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 22% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch1

bugs.debian.org

Vendor Advisory1

secunia.com

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-04-23.