Vulnerability Intelligence Report
GNU InetUtils Argument Injection Vulnerability
CVE-2026-24061
telnetd in GNU Inetutils through 2.7 allows remote authentication bypass via a "-f root" value for the USER environment variable.
CISA KEV
Nuclei Template
SSVC: Active Exploitation
Automatable
CVSS Base Score
9.8
CRITICAL
Exploitability:3.9
Impact Score:5.9
EPSS Probability:98.87%
Executive Threat Verdict
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Attack Surface
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Authentication
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Weaponization
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SSVC Action
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Weaknesses (CWE)
CWE-88 ↗CWE-88 Improper Neutralization of Argument Delimiters in a Command ('Argument Injection')
Affected Products & Versions
| Vendor | Product | Affected Versions |
|---|---|---|
| GNU | Inetutils | 1.9.3 <= 2.7 (affected) |
References & Technical Advisories
No reference links found.
Threat Intelligence Signals
CISA KEV
ACTIVE IN CATALOG
Nuclei Template
SCANNER AVAILABLE
EPSS Score
98.871%
GitHub Advisory
Identity & Timeline
| Status | PUBLISHED |
| Assigning Authority | MITRE Corporation · N/A · USA |
| Reserved | 2026-01-21T06:42:16 |
| Published | 2026-01-21T06:42:17 |
| Last Updated | 2026-03-25T13:31:53 |
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