Tech Mar 19, 2026 4 min GNU Inetutils telnetd CVSS 9.8 pre-authentication remote code execution vulnerability (CVE-2026-32746) A buffer overflow was discovered in the LINEMODE SLC handler of GNU Inetutils telnetd. No authentication required - root privileges can be gained just by connecting to port 23. All versions (~2.7) are affected and no patch has been released. Security CVE Telnet GNU Inetutils RCE
