Hackster Critical Authentication Bypass Vulnerability in telnetd Disclosed
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A critical vulnerability in the GNU InetUtils telnet daemon (telnetd), tracked as CVE-2026-24061, allows attackers to bypass authentication and gain root access. Disclosed on January 20, 2026, the flaw has existed for nearly 11 years and was introduced in a May 2015 update. Users still running telnetd are advised to patch immediately as attacks are already underway.
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2026-01-20
Vulnerability disclosed and tracked as CVE-2026-24061
2026-01-20
Exploit attempts observed from 15 unique IPs
2015-05
Vulnerability introduced in a telnetd update
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