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CVE-2026-24061 Detail

Description

telnetd in GNU Inetutils through 2.7 allows remote authentication bypass via a "-f root" value for the USER environment variable.


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URL Source(s) Tag(s)
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/01/22/1 CVE Mailing List 
https://codeberg.org/inetutils/inetutils/commit/ccba9f748aa8d50a38d7748e2e60362edd6a32cc MITRE Patch 
https://codeberg.org/inetutils/inetutils/commit/fd702c02497b2f398e739e3119bed0b23dd7aa7b MITRE Patch 
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2026/01/msg00025.html CVE Mailing List  Third Party Advisory 
https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-inetutils/2026-01/msg00004.html MITRE Mitigation  Vendor Advisory 
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2026-24061 CISA-ADP US Government Resource 
https://www.gnu.org/software/inetutils/ MITRE Product 
https://www.labs.greynoise.io/grimoire/2026-01-22-f-around-and-find-out-18-hours-of-unsolicited-houseguests/index.html CISA-ADP Exploit  Third Party Advisory 
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/01/20/2 MITRE Mailing List 
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/01/20/2#:~:[email protected]%3A~%20USER=' CISA-ADP Mailing List  Third Party Advisory 
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/01/20/8 MITRE Mailing List 
https://www.vicarius.io/vsociety/posts/cve-2026-24061-detection-script-remote-authentication-bypass-in-gnu-inetutils-package MITRE Third Party Advisory 
https://www.vicarius.io/vsociety/posts/cve-2026-24061-mitigation-script-remote-authentication-bypass-in-gnu-inetutils-package MITRE Mitigation  Third Party Advisory 

This CVE is in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog

Reference CISA's BOD 22-01 and Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog for further guidance and requirements.

Vulnerability Name Date Added Due Date Required Action
GNU InetUtils Argument Injection Vulnerability 01/26/2026 02/16/2026 Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-88 Improper Neutralization of Argument Delimiters in a Command ('Argument Injection') MITRE  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2026-24061
NVD Published Date:
01/21/2026
NVD Last Modified:
02/11/2026
Source:
MITRE