CVE-2026-24061 :: Enginsight Vulnerability Database

Provider	Type	Base Score	Atk. Vector	Atk. Complexity	Priv. Required	Vector
NIST	Primary	9.8 CRITICAL	NETWORK	LOW	NONE	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Base Score

CVSS 3.x

EPSS Score

Percentile: 99.9%

Affected Products (NVD)

Vendor	Product	Version
gnu	inetutils	1.9.3 ≤ 𝑥 ≤ 2.7
debian	debian_linux	11.0

𝑥

= Vulnerable software versions

Debian Releases

Debian Product

Codename

inetutils

bookworm	2:2.4-2+deb12u3 fixed
bookworm (security)	2:2.4-2+deb12u3 fixed
bullseye	vulnerable
bullseye (security)	2:2.0-1+deb11u4 fixed
forky	2:2.8-3 fixed
sid	2:2.8-3 fixed
trixie	2:2.6-3+deb13u3 fixed
trixie (security)	2:2.6-3+deb13u3 fixed

Ubuntu Releases

Ubuntu Product

Codename

inetutils

bionic	Fixed 2:1.9.4-3ubuntu0.1+esm4 released
focal	Fixed 2:1.9.4-11ubuntu0.2+esm3 released
jammy	Fixed 2:2.2-2ubuntu0.2 released
noble	Fixed 2:2.5-3ubuntu4.1 released
questing	Fixed 2:2.6-1ubuntu3.1 released
trusty	not-affected
xenial	Fixed 2:1.9.4-1ubuntu0.1~esm5 released

Known Exploits!

https://www.labs.greynoise.io/grimoire/2026-01-22-f-around-and-find-out-18-hours-of-unsolicited-houseguests/index.html

Common Weakness Enumeration

CWE-88 - Improper Neutralization of Argument Delimiters in a Command ('Argument Injection')
The software constructs a string for a command to 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.

References

https://codeberg.org/inetutils/inetutils/commit/ccba9f748aa8d50a38d7748e2e60362edd6a32cc

https://codeberg.org/inetutils/inetutils/commit/fd702c02497b2f398e739e3119bed0b23dd7aa7b

https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-inetutils/2026-01/msg00004.html

https://www.gnu.org/software/inetutils/

https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/01/20/2

https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/01/20/8

https://www.vicarius.io/vsociety/posts/cve-2026-24061-detection-script-remote-authentication-bypass-in-gnu-inetutils-package

https://www.vicarius.io/vsociety/posts/cve-2026-24061-mitigation-script-remote-authentication-bypass-in-gnu-inetutils-package

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/01/22/1

https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2026/01/msg00025.html

https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2026-24061

https://www.labs.greynoise.io/grimoire/2026-01-22-f-around-and-find-out-18-hours-of-unsolicited-houseguests/index.html

https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/01/20/2#:~:text=root@...a%3A~%20USER='