KEV Entry

CVE-2026-24061

Known Exploited Vulnerability Entry Previdian

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Entry Details
Confirmed Exploited

CVE-2026-24061

2026-06-01 12:49 CEST

Timestamps

2026-06-01

2026-06-01

Scope

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

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'}

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Previdian
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2026-10-02 09:09 CEST

2026-10-02 09:09 CEST

Evidence
1
Type Source Signal Confidence Details GCVE Metadata
public_report previdian successful_exploitation 0.70
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  "added_date": "2026-06-01T10:49:50.064Z",
  "ahead_of_cisa_kev": {
    "count": 1,
    "unit": "day"
  },
  "cve_id": "CVE-2026-24061",
  "cvss_estimated": false,
  "cvss_score": 9.8,
  "cvss_severity": "CRITICAL",
  "epss_percentile": 0.99929,
  "epss_score": 0.98984,
  "feed": "Previdian (previdian.com)",
  "ghsa_id": "GHSA-PF97-P8FF-FJ35",
  "not_yet_in_cisa_kev": false,
  "previous_ids": [],
  "product": "Inetutils",
  "title": "telnetd in GNU Inetutils through 2.7 allows remote authentication bypass via a \"-f root\" value for the USER environment variable.",
  "used_in_malware": "unknown",
  "vendor": "GNU",
  "virtual_patch": false,
  "vulnerability_id": "CVE-2026-24061"
}
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