PuTTY releases an update.

PuTTY has released the latest version of its software that includes security patches for 8 high-severity security vulnerabilities.

PuTTY is a popular, widely used open-source client-side program that allows users to remotely access computers over SSH, Telnet, and Rlogin network protocols.

According to their website all previous versions of PuTTY software have been found vulnerable to multiple security vulnerabilities that could allow a malicious server or a compromised server to hijack client’s system in different ways.