CVE-2026-32746 EXPLOIT
9.8
CRITICAL · CVSS 3.1 · EPSS 2.4% (pctl 84)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
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.
Scoring
| CVSS | 9.8 (CRITICAL, v3.1) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| EPSS | 2.45% — more likely to be exploited than 84% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-120 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2026-03-13 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| gnu | inetutils |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | telnetd 2.7 - Buffer Overflow | 2026-05-07 |
References
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