CVE-2026-24061
inetutils - security update
9.8
CRITICAL
CVSS 3.1
⚠ KEVEPSS 91.5%
Description
telnetd in GNU Inetutils through 2.7 allows remote authentication bypass via a "-f root" value for the USER environment variable.
How to fix CVE-2026-24061
To remediate CVE-2026-24061, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/inetutils—upgrade to 2:2.0-1+deb11u4 or later
- —upgrade to 2:2.0-1+deb11u3 or later
- —upgrade to 2:2.4-2+deb12u2 or later
Is CVE-2026-24061 being exploited?
Yes — CVE-2026-24061 is on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. Patch immediately.
Affected packages (3)
- from 0, < 2:2.0-1+deb11u4
- from 0, < 2:2.0-1+deb11u3
- from 0, < 2:2.4-2+deb12u2
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | CRITICAL9.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |