CVE-2026-24061

EUVD-2026-3688
telnetd in GNU Inetutils through 2.7 allows remote authentication bypass via a "-f root" value for the USER environment variable.
Argument Injection
ProviderTypeBase ScoreAtk. VectorAtk. ComplexityPriv. RequiredVector
NISTPrimary
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
mitreCNA
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: 98%
Affected Products (NVD)
VendorProductVersion
gnuinetutils
1.9.3 ≤
𝑥
≤ 2.7
debiandebian_linux
11.0
𝑥
= Vulnerable software versions
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Debian Releases
Debian Product
Codename
inetutils
bookworm
vulnerable
bookworm (security)
2:2.4-2+deb12u2
fixed
bullseye
vulnerable
bullseye (security)
2:2.0-1+deb11u3
fixed
forky
2:2.7-3
fixed
sid
2:2.7-3
fixed
trixie
vulnerable
trixie (security)
2:2.6-3+deb13u2
fixed