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  "kind": "base",
  "id": "crds:cve-2026-24061",
  "revision": 1,
  "title": "GNU Inetutils telnetd — argument injection logs in as root",
  "summary": "The telnet daemon in Inetutils through 2.7 passes the user-supplied environment straight into its own arguments, so sending a crafted user value logs the caller in as root with no password at all.",
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    "vector": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
    "version": "3.1"
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    "exploit_available": true,
    "attack_complexity": "low",
    "kev_added": "2026-01-26",
    "prerequisites": "Network access to a running telnet service; no credentials needed."
  },
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  "kill_chain": "initial_access",
  "recommended_action": "Patch Inetutils past 2.7, or stop running telnetd altogether — it is unencrypted by design; exploit code is public and exploitation probability is near certain.",
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      "label": "CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog"
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    {
      "type": "vendor_advisory",
      "url": "https://codeberg.org/inetutils/inetutils/commit/ccba9f748aa8d50a38d7748e2e60362edd6a32cc"
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      "url": "https://codeberg.org/inetutils/inetutils/commit/fd702c02497b2f398e739e3119bed0b23dd7aa7b"
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      "type": "vendor_advisory",
      "url": "https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-inetutils/2026-01/msg00004.html"
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  "published_at": "2026-01-21T07:16:01.597Z",
  "issued_at": "2026-09-24T08:51:39.744Z",
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    "inetutils",
    "telnet",
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