CVE-2026-32746
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Critical Telnet flaw allows pre-auth remote code execution as root
A Dream Security advisory disclosed CVE-2026-32746, a CVSS 9.8 buffer overflow in GNU inetutils telnetd that allows unauthenticated remote code execution as root. Maintainers were notified on March 11 and a patch was prepared the next day.
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Critical pre-auth buffer overflow found in GNU InetUtils telnetd tracked as CVE-2026-32746
A pre-authentication buffer overflow in GNU InetUtils telnetd, tracked as CVE-2026-32746 and rated CVSS 9.8, can allow unauthenticated remote code execution as root. A fix is expected by April 1, 2026.


