CVE-2026-32746

CRITICAL EPSS 97.5%
Published Mar 13, 20263mo ago · Modified May 5, 20262mo ago
9.8 CVSS 3.1
Critical
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Published Mar 13, 2026 3mo ago
Last Modified May 5, 2026 2mo ago

Description

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 Details

Base Score
9.8
Exploitability
3.9
Impact
5.9
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity High
Availability High

Threat Intelligence

EPSS Exploit Probability
97.5% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
Public Exploit Known
No Patch Available

Weaknesses 1

CWE-120

Affected Products 1

VendorProductVersionRange
gnuinetutils* ≤2.7

References 4

  • openwall.com http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/03/14/1
    Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
  • github.com https://github.com/watchtowrlabs/watchtowr-vs-telnetd-CVE-2026-32746
    Third Party Advisory
  • lists.gnu.org https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-inetutils/2026-03/msg00031.html
    ExploitVendor Advisory
  • openwall.com https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/03/12/4
    Mailing ListThird Party Advisory

Remediation

No remediation data recorded yet

Check vendor advisories and the NVD entry for patch availability.