# CVE-2026-24061

> telnetd in GNU Inetutils through 2.7 allows remote authentication bypass via a "-f root" value for the USER environment variable.

- **CVSS:** 9.8 (CRITICAL)
- **EPSS:** 88.0%
- **CISA KEV:** yes
- **CWE:** CWE-88

Canonical: https://intel.threadlinqs.com/cve/CVE-2026-24061
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