Vulnerability in Gnu Inetutils
CVE-2026-28372
telnetd in GNU inetutils through 2.7 allows privilege escalation that can be exploited by abusing systemd service credentials support added to the login(1) implementation of util-linux in release 2.40. This is related to client control ove…
EPSS: 0.004 (29.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.4 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Gnu Inetutils — versions 0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (Patch)
- cve@mitre.org (Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 (Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2026-28372?
- CVE-2026-28372 is a high-severity vulnerability in Gnu Inetutils, classified under Inclusion of Functionality from Untrusted Control Sphere. CVSS score: 7.4/10. Published 2026-02-27.
- How severe is CVE-2026-28372?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.4 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2026-28372 known to be exploited?
- 3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.