【Vulnerability Alert】 GNU Inetutils Telnetd Contains a High-Risk Security Vulnerability (CVE-2026-32746); Please Confirm and Apply the Patch as Soon as Possible

publish date : 2026-04-10 update date : 2026-04-10

Source: Ministry of education information & communication security contingency platform

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Publication Number	TACERT-ANA-2026040901044848	Publication Time	2026/04/09 13:20
Incident Type	ANA-Vulnerability Alert	Discovery Time	2026/04/09 13:20
Impact Level	Medium
[Subject] 【Vulnerability Alert】 GNU Inetutils Telnetd Contains a High-Risk Security Vulnerability (CVE-2026-32746); Please Confirm and Apply the Patch as Soon as Possible
[Content] Forwarded from the National Institute of Cyber Security NISAC-200-202604-00000001 Researchers have discovered that GNU Inetutils Telnetd contains a Buffer Overflow vulnerability (CVE-2026-32746). An unauthenticated remote attacker can exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code. Please confirm and apply the patch as soon as possible. (Information Sharing Level: WHITE (Information content can be publicly disclosed)
[Affected Platform] GNU Inetutils Telnetd version 2.7 and earlier (inclusive)
[Recommended Actions] It is recommended that all devices or systems stop using the Telnet service, and proceed with the update only after the vendor releases a patched version.
[Reference] https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-32746

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