CVE-2026-24061
GNU InetUtils Argument Injection Vulnerability
Summary
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.
Affected software
Vendor: GNU · Product: InetUtils
Weakness types (CWE):
What to do
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Related vulnerabilities in GNU
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|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2014-6271 | GNU Bourne-Again Shell (Bash) Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability | 100.0% | Yes |
| CVE-2014-7169 | GNU Bourne-Again Shell (Bash) Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability | 99.9% | Yes |
| CVE-2014-6278 | GNU Bash OS Command Injection Vulnerability | 99.6% | Yes |
| CVE-2023-4911 | GNU C Library Buffer Overflow Vulnerability | 81.4% | Yes |
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