Critical Unpatched Telnetd Flaw Enables Unauthenticated Root Remote Code Execution

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Critical Unpatched Telnetd Flaw Enables Unauthenticated Root Remote Code Execution

GNU InetUtils telnetd contains a critical unpatched buffer overflow (CVE-2026-32746) that allow unauthenticated remote code execution.

**Another critical and trivial flaw in Telnet. Check if you are using Telnet anywhere in your network. It's urgent. Stop using Telnet and switch to SSH. Naturally, as a first step make sure to isolate the Telnet interface to trusted networks. But that's not a good long term approach, Telnet is inherently a lot less secure than SSH.**
#cybersecurity #infosec #advisory #vulnerability
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