CVE Database · CVE-2026-24061
CVSS v3.1
9.8
EPSS
98.87%
Published
Jan 21, 2026
Modified
Feb 11, 2026
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability
Added: 2026-01-26 · Due: 2026-02-16
Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
Public PoC / Exploit (10)
All weaponized →Links to public security research (Exploit-DB, Nuclei, Trickest, GitHub) for defensive use only.
Description
telnetd in GNU Inetutils through 2.7 allows remote authentication bypass via a "-f root" value for the USER environment variable.
CVSS Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HWeaknesses (CWE)
References (13)