Security readout for executives and security teams
This flaw can let a user on an affected system escalate privileges through GNU inetutils telnetd when specific login and systemd credential behavior is present. It is not reported as actively exploited in the provided sources, but successful exploitation could compromise confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Exposure is most likely on systems running GNU inetutils telnetd through 2.7, especially where telnetd is enabled and util-linux login 2.40 behavior is present. Systems without telnetd or without the described login/systemd credential interaction may not be exposed. Prioritize assessment on Linux or Unix-like systems still offering telnet service. Treat confirmed exposure as urgent because privilege escalation can convert limited access into full host compromise, but urgency is lower than a remotely exploitable internet-facing bug. Mitigation focus: Inventory systems running GNU inetutils telnetd and confirm package versions.; Check vendor or distribution advisories for fixed inetutils packages.; Apply vendor-provided updates when available..
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- High
- CVSS
- 7.4 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H1.45.9Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
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7.4HighVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-inetutils/2026-02/msg00000.htmlCVE reference
- https://git.hadrons.org/cgit/debian/pkgs/inetutils.git/commit/?id=3953943d8296310485f98963883a798545ab9a6cCVE reference
- https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-inetutils/2026-02/msg00012.htmlCVE reference
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/02/24/1CVE reference
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