CVE-2026-24061—GNU InetUtils Argument Injection Vulnerability

Vulnerability Name

GNU InetUtils Argument Injection Vulnerability

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.

Known To Be Used in Ransomware Campaigns?

Ransomware Status:

Unknown

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.

Additional 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

Related News Articles

• Critical Unpatched Telnetd Flaw (CVE-2026-32746) Enables Unauthenticated Root RCEMarch 18, 2026
• Critical Unpatched Telnetd Flaw (CVE-2026-32746) Enables Unauthenticated Root RCE via Port 23March 18, 2026
• One threat actor responsible for 83% of recent Ivanti RCE attacksFebruary 14, 2026
• 83% of Ivanti EPMM Exploits Linked to Single IP on Bulletproof Hosting InfrastructureFebruary 12, 2026

Related Weaknesses

• CWE-88