CVE-2026-24061: Critical Telnetd Flaw Grants Root Access

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CVE-2026-24061: Critical Telnetd Flaw Grants Root Access

A critical vulnerability, assigned CVE-2026-24061, has been discovered in GNU InetUtils telnetd, the server daemon for the Telnet protocol. This flaw allows a remote attacker to completely bypass authentication and gain immediate root access to the vulnerable system.

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