Name: CVE-2026-24061: Improper Neutralization of Argument Delimiters in a Command
Published: 2026-01-21T00:00:00.000Z
Keywords: CVE, CVE-2026-24061, CWE-88, Exploited in the Wild, CISA KEV Exploit, Metasploit Module, CVSS 9.8, EPSS 0.98871, CISA KEV

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

CVSS Details

CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 9.8
CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)

Covered by Rapid7

Product	Vendor Advisory	Solution File	Added	Published
Debian	View advisory ↗	debian-upgrade-inetutils	Jan 23, 2026	Jan 23, 2026
Gentoo Linux	View advisory ↗	gentoo-linux-upgrade-net-misc-inetutils	Jan 27, 2026	Jan 26, 2026
Ubuntu	View advisory ↗View advisory ↗View advisory ↗View advisory ↗View advisory ↗View advisory ↗View advisory ↗View advisory ↗	ubuntu-pro-upgrade-inetutils-telnetdubuntu-upgrade-inetutils-telnetd	Feb 3, 2026	Jan 21, 2026

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