CVE-2026-32746CRITICAL 9.8EPSS p97.5%

CVE-2026-32746CVE-2026-32746

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 3.19.8 (CRITICAL)
VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS23.67% probability of exploitation · percentile 97.5% · 2026-06-18T12:00:27Z
Published2026-03-13
Last modified2026-05-05

Underlying weaknesses· 1

CWE-120

References

  1. https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-inetutils/2026-03/msg00031.html
  2. https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/03/12/4
  3. http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/03/14/1
  4. https://github.com/watchtowrlabs/watchtowr-vs-telnetd-CVE-2026-32746

1

TypeTargetConfidenceTier
WeaknessBuffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')cwe-1200%live

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