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Critical 9.8Published Mar 13, 2026
CVE-2026-32746telnetd in GNU inetutils through 2.7 allows an out-of-bounds write in the LINEMODE SLC (Set Local Characters) suboption handler because add_slc does not check whether the buffer is full.
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telnetd in GNU inetutils through 2.7 allows an out-of-bounds write in the LINEMODE SLC (Set Local Characters) suboption handler because add_slc does not check whether the buffer is full.
- CVSS
- 9.8 CRITICAL (v3.1, NVD)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-120
- Known exploited
- Not in CISA's KEV catalog
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- Not loaded for this CVE
- Assigned by
- Not given
- NVD analysis
- Analyzed
- Record last updated
- Jun 17, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 9, 2026
Affected products
gnu inetutils gnu:inetutils | through 2.7 | NVD |
References
- https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-inetutils/2026-03/msg00031.htmlexploit, vendor-advisory
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/03/12/4mailing-list, third-party-advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/03/14/1mailing-list, third-party-advisory
- https://github.com/watchtowrlabs/watchtowr-vs-telnetd-CVE-2026-32746third-party-advisory
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