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CVE-2026-24061

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Confirmed Exploited

CVE-2026-24061

2026-06-01 10:49 UTC

Timestamps

2026-06-01

2026-06-01

Scope

KEVIntel entry: telnetd in GNU Inetutils through 2.7 allows remote authentication bypass via a "-f root" value for the USER environment variable. | Affected: GNU / Inetutils | CVSS: 9.8 (CRITICAL) | EPSS: 0.98871 | Used in malware: unknown | Not yet in CISA KEV: False

References
  • {'id': 'CVE-2026-24061', 'url': 'https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-24061'}
  • {'id': 'kevintel', 'url': 'https://kevintel.com/vuln/CVE-2026-24061'}

f8a20284-afc4-46e9-b242-2d85a54d53bd

caeb2787-0d58-4236-9039-7c86c3e566f3

2026-06-19 12:42 UTC

2026-06-19 12:42 UTC

Evidence
1
Type Source Signal Confidence Details GCVE Metadata
public_report kevintel successful_exploitation 0.70
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{
  "added_date": "2026-06-01T10:49:50.064Z",
  "ahead_of_cisa_kev": {
    "count": 1,
    "unit": "day"
  },
  "cvss_score": 9.8,
  "cvss_severity": "CRITICAL",
  "epss_percentile": 0.99921,
  "epss_score": 0.98871,
  "feed": "KEVIntel (kevintel.com)",
  "not_yet_in_cisa_kev": false,
  "product": "Inetutils",
  "title": "telnetd in GNU Inetutils through 2.7 allows remote authentication bypass via a \"-f root\" value for the USER environment variable.",
  "used_in_malware": "unknown",
  "vendor": "GNU"
}
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