Vendor / Project: GNU Product: InetUtils Description: 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. Required Action: 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 Ransomware Campaign Use: Unknown CWEs: CWE-88 Notes: This vulnerability could affect an open-source component, third-party library, protocol, or proprietary implementation that could be used by different products. For more information, please see: https://cgit.git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/inetutils.git ; https://codeberg.org/inetutils/inetutils/commit/ccba9f748aa8d50a38d7748e2e60362edd6a32cc; https://codeberg.org/inetutils/inetutils/commit/fd702c02497b2f398e739e3119bed0b23dd7aa7b ; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-24061
CVE-2026-24061 — GNU InetUtils Argument Injection Vulnerability
Kurzinfo
Metadaten
- Original (extern): Link oeffnen
- Veroeffentlicht: 2026-01-26 00:00 UTC
- Importiert: 2026-10-20 22:46 UTC
- CVSS: 9.8
- Quelle-ID:
cisa_kev - uid_hash:
8a6eadaf6e81bf17284add6e24b345bf2e436e5c8ed2cb1e0c494c733c437449
Inhalt
Verknuepfte CVEs
| CVE-ID | Severity (Quelle) | CVSS (Quelle) | Severity (CVE.org) | CVSS (CVE.org) | EPSS | EPSS-Pctl | Veroeffentlicht (CVE.org) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CRITICAL |
9.8 |
CRITICAL |
9.8 |
2026-01-21 |
Quellen-Details
| Bezeichnung | Name | Kategorie | Tags | Zielgruppe | Sprache | Feed-URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CISA – Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) | threat_intel | cisa, kev | - | de | https://raw.githubusercontent.com/cisagov/kev-data/develop/known_exploited_vulnerabilities.json |