CVE-2026-24061
Authentication Bypass in GNU Inetutils telnetd via USER Variable
Description
Description
telnetd in GNU Inetutils through 2.7 allows remote authentication bypass via a "-f root" value for the USER environment variable.
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Affected Vendors & Products
| Vendor | Product | Version |
|---|---|---|
| gnu | inetutils | 2.7 |
| gnu | inetutils | 1.9.3 |
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Exploitability
CWE
KEV
| CWE ID | Description |
|---|---|
| CWE-88 | The product constructs a string for a command to be executed by a separate component in another control sphere, but it does not properly delimit the intended arguments, options, or switches within that command string. |
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CVE Publication Date:
2026-01-21
CVE Last Modified Date:
2026-01-21
Report Generation Date:
2026-01-22
AI Powered Q&A Generation:
2026-01-21
EPSS Last Evaluated Date:
2026-01-21
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