CVE-2026-32772 identifies a vulnerability in the telnet client component of GNU inetutils through version 2.7, allowing a malicious telnet server to read arbitrary environment variables from a connecting client. Rated with a CVSS score of 3.4 (LOW), this issue has a network attack vector and high attack complexity, requiring user interaction for a client to connect to a compromised server, leading to a low confidentiality impact. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion, and its EPSS score indicates a very low probability of exploitation.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 0, <= 2.7CPE match | cpe:2.3:a:gnu:inetutils:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
<= 2.7CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:gnu:inetutils:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N
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