CRITICAL CISA KEV Actively Exploited

CVE-2026-24061

CVSS v3

9.8

CRITICAL

EPSS Score

92.3%

exploit probability

CISA KEV

Yes

known exploited

Exploitation

active

SSVC status

Description

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

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability

Date Added
1/26/2026
Patch Due Date
2/16/2026
Ransomware Use
Unknown

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
3.1
Published
1/21/2026
Last Modified
2/11/2026
Exploit-DB
EDB-52524

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-24061?

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

Is CVE-2026-24061 actively exploited?

Yes. CVE-2026-24061 is on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, meaning it has been confirmed as actively exploited in the wild. CISA requires federal agencies to patch by 2/16/2026.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2026-24061?

CVE-2026-24061 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (CRITICAL severity), with vector string 3.1.

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