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CVE Record
[ CRITICAL ]CVE-2026-24061

GNU InetUtils Argument Injection Vulnerability

GNU InetUtils contains an argument injection vulnerability in telnetd that could allow for remote authentication bypass via a "-f root" value for the USER environment variable.

cat cve-2026-24061.json
Vendor
GNU
Product
InetUtils
CVSS
9.8
EPSS (exploit probability)
97.9%
Status
kev
CISA patch-by (BOD 22-01)
Published
Source
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-24061

GNU InetUtils contains an argument injection vulnerability in telnetd that could allow for remote authentication bypass via a “-f root” value for the USER environment variable.

Added to CISA’s Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 2026-01-26. Required action per CISA: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable. Due date: 2026-02-16.

This is an auto-synced KEV catalog record pending a full 0dayNews write-up — see CISA’s KEV catalog and the NVD record linked above for primary sources.