GNU Inetutils telnetd vulnerability

Heloise Meyer | Jan. 23, 2026, 9:45 a.m.

Further information on the GNU Inetutils telnetd vulnerability (CVE-2026-24061)

Critical GNU InetUtils telnetd Flaw Lets Attackers Bypass Login and Gain Root Access [Ravie Lakshmanan, The Hacker News]

GNU InetUtils Telnetd Flaw Lets Attackers Log In as Root [Ken Underhill, eSecurity Planet]

CVE-2026-24061 Detail [NIST, NIST]