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CVE-2026-24061

Type: advisorySource: Official CVE ListKnown exploited1 source record

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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CVE-2026-24061

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Security context

Source reference: cve:CVE-2026-24061

Inetutils

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Structured affected-version data

Original package identities and version rules from this source.

[
  {
    "vendor": "GNU",
    "product": "Inetutils",
    "versions": [
      {
        "status": "affected",
        "version": "1.9.3",
        "versionType": "custom",
        "lessThanOrEqual": "2.7"
      }
    ],
    "defaultStatus": "unknown"
  }
]
Related CVEs
CVE-2026-24061

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Publisher severity

critical

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Linked CVE context

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CVE-2026-24061 · Unrated

InetUtils · Known exploited (CISA KEV)

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#3992 · Revision 1
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