CVE-2026-32746

9.8 CRITICAL

Published: March 13, 2026 Modified: May 05, 2026

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.

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0

Vector String

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory

https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-inetutils/2026-03/msg00031.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

Exploit Vendor Advisory

https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/03/12/4

Source: cve@mitre.org

Mailing List Third Party Advisory

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/03/14/1

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Mailing List Third Party Advisory

https://github.com/watchtowrlabs/watchtowr-vs-telnetd-CVE-2026-32746

Source: 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

Third Party Advisory

4 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score

9.8 / 10.0

EPSS (Exploit Probability)

4.5%

89th percentile

Exploitation Status

Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-120

Affected Vendors

gnu

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