CVE-2026-32746

CRITICAL

9.8

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.

CVE Details

CVSS v3.1 Score9.8

SeverityCRITICAL

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

Attack VectorNETWORK

ComplexityLOW

Privileges RequiredNONE

User InteractionNONE

Published3/13/2026

Last Modified3/23/2026

Sourcenvd

Honeypot Sightings0

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-120

References

https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-inetutils/2026-03/msg00031.html(cve@mitre.org)

https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/03/12/4(cve@mitre.org)

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/03/14/1(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://github.com/watchtowrlabs/watchtowr-vs-telnetd-CVE-2026-32746(134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0)

IOC Correlations

No correlations recorded

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