Telnet Flaw: 800,000 Servers at Risk Amid Active Attacks

Govinfosecurity • January 27, 2026

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20 thanks to a security alert and patches from programmers who maintain the widely used telnetd server software. A coder warned that it has a ...

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Telnet Vulnerability Exposes 800,000 Servers to Active Attacks A critical vulnerability in the telnetd server software has been identified, putting approximately 800,000 servers at risk. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has added this flaw to its catalog of known exploited vulnerabilities, prompting urgent attention from system administrators. 2 sources 25

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