{"uuid": "dfa367b7-7f2e-4f86-af8a-77237ee70775", "vulnerability": {"vulnId": "CVE-2026-24061", "altId": []}, "gcve": {"origin_uuid": "caeb2787-0d58-4236-9039-7c86c3e566f3", "object_uuid": "dfa367b7-7f2e-4f86-af8a-77237ee70775"}, "status": {"exploited": true, "status_reason": "confirmed", "status_updated_at": "2026-06-01T12:49:50+02:00"}, "timestamps": {"asserted_at": "2026-06-01T10:49:50+00:00", "recorded_at": "2026-10-02T07:08:31+00:00", "first_seen_at": "2026-06-01T10:49:50+00:00"}, "scope": {"notes": "telnetd in GNU Inetutils through 2.7 allows remote authentication bypass via a \"-f root\" value for the USER environment variable. | Affected: GNU / Inetutils | CVSS: 9.8 (CRITICAL) | EPSS: 0.98984 | Used in malware: unknown | Listed 1 day ahead of CISA KEV | Not yet in CISA KEV: False"}, "evidence": [{"type": "public_report", "source": "previdian", "signal": "successful_exploitation", "confidence": 0.7, "details": {"feed": "Previdian (previdian.com)", "title": "telnetd in GNU Inetutils through 2.7 allows remote authentication bypass via a \"-f root\" value for the USER environment variable.", "cve_id": "CVE-2026-24061", "vendor": "GNU", "ghsa_id": "GHSA-PF97-P8FF-FJ35", "product": "Inetutils", "added_date": "2026-06-01T10:49:50.064Z", "cvss_score": 9.8, "epss_score": 0.98984, "previous_ids": [], "cvss_severity": "CRITICAL", "virtual_patch": false, "cvss_estimated": false, "epss_percentile": 0.99929, "used_in_malware": "unknown", "vulnerability_id": "CVE-2026-24061", "ahead_of_cisa_kev": {"unit": "day", "count": 1}, "not_yet_in_cisa_kev": false}}], "references": [{"id": "CVE-2026-24061", "url": "https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-24061"}, {"id": "GHSA-PF97-P8FF-FJ35", "url": "https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-PF97-P8FF-FJ35"}, {"id": "previdian", "url": "https://previdian.com/CVE-2026-24061"}]}