exploit/linux/telnet/gnu_inetutils_auth_bypass

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GNU Inetutils Telnet Authentication Bypass Exploit CVE-2026-24061

view exploit source metasploittype exploitpublished 2026-01-26catalog metasploit

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Known CVEs related to this entry.

ID	severity	EPSS	exploitable	published
CVE-2026-24061US	—OT critical	99.0% (100th)	KEV	2026-01-21
telnetd in GNU Inetutils through 2.7 allows remote authentication bypass via a "-f root" value for the USER environment variable.

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