CVE-2026-32746 | BDVDB-2026-320554 Detail

GNUinetutils

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.

Impact#

Per CVSS v3.1: confidentiality impact high, integrity impact high, availability impact high. Attack vector: network.

Weaknesses#

CWE-120 Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')

References#

Exploit#

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

History#

Version 12026-03-13Record published in the CVE List.
Version 22026-03-23Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.

Published

Published: 2026-03-13
Last modified: 2026-03-23

Vendor information

Vendor: GNU
Product: inetutils

All GNU vulnerabilities

Score

9.8 Critical

EPSS

45.2%, Moderate

Estimated chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. EPSS percentile: 98.8.

KEV

Not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.

Impact

Memory Corruption

Action

No specific action is recorded in the source data. Check the references for vendor guidance.

Affected Systems

Vulnerable
<= 2.7
Fixed
Not stated

Scoring System

CVSS v4.0

Not available

CVSS v3.1

9.8 Critical

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

Metric breakdown
Attack Vector	Network
Attack Complexity	Low
Privileges Required	None
User Interaction	None
Scope	Unchanged
Confidentiality	High
Integrity	High
Availability	High

CVSS v3.0

Not available

CVSS v2

Not available

Source: CVE List v5 (record); CISA KEV (kev, action); FIRST EPSS (epss).