{"cvss":0.0,"datePublished":"2026-01-26","dateUpdated":"2026-01-26","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.","dueDate":"2026-02-16","id":"CVE-2026-24061","kev_catalogs":["cisa"],"knownRansomwareCampaignUse":"Unknown","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","product":"InetUtils","requiredAction":"Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.","severity":"HIGH","source":"cisa_known_exploited","title":"GNU InetUtils Argument Injection Vulnerability","vendor":"GNU"}