32-Year-Old Bug Discovered in GNU inetutils Telnetd Server
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The post details a 32-year-old vulnerability (CVE-2026-32746) discovered in the GNU inetutils telnetd server. The flaw allows remote code execution due to improper handling of environment variables. The issue affects versions of GNU inetutils telnetd predating the fix. The vulnerability was identified and reported by watchTowr Labs.