GHSA-PF97-P8FF-FJ35

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-01-21 09:31 – Updated: 2026-02-10 18:30
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telnetd in GNU Inetutils through 2.7 allows remote authentication bypass via a "-f root" value for the USER environment variable.

Severity ?
9.8 (Critical)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2026-24061"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-88"
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    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2026-01-21T07:16:01Z",
    "severity": "CRITICAL"
  },
  "details": "telnetd in GNU Inetutils through 2.7 allows remote authentication bypass via a \"-f root\" value for the USER environment variable.",
  "id": "GHSA-pf97-p8ff-fj35",
  "modified": "2026-02-10T18:30:33Z",
  "published": "2026-01-21T09:31:30Z",
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      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-24061"
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      "url": "https://codeberg.org/inetutils/inetutils/commit/ccba9f748aa8d50a38d7748e2e60362edd6a32cc"
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      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2026/01/msg00025.html"
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      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-inetutils/2026-01/msg00004.html"
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      "url": "https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2026-24061"
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      "url": "https://www.gnu.org/software/inetutils"
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    {
      "type": "WEB",
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      "url": "https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/01/20/2"
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      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
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}


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