CVE-2026-32746

CRITICALNVD 9.89.8—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 9.8 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: CRITICAL) published 2026-03-13. NVD baseline CVSS 9.8; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
Elevated
9.8EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 24%CVSS: 9.8Exploit: Elevated riskExposed: 0

A fix is available — apply it.

telnetd in GNU inetutils through 2.7 allows an out-of-bounds write in the LINEMODE SLC (Set Local Characters) suboption handler because add_slc does not check whether the buffer is full.

CVSS v3
9.8
EG Score
9.8(medium)
EG Risk
75(Attend)
EG Risk 75/100SSVC: Attend

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity98% × 45%
Exploitation40% × 40%
Automatability100% × 15%
Action: Remediate soon — notable exploitation risk.
EPSS PROB
24%
EPSS %ILE
98%
KEV
Not listed

Published

March 13, 2026

Last Modified

June 17, 2026

Advisory Details (4)

Auto-updated Jul 27, 2026
🔬 Proof of concept available. No patch confirmed yet.
generic

GitHub - watchtowrlabs/watchtowr-vs-telnetd-CVE-2026-32746 · GitHub

https://github.com/watchtowrlabs/watchtowr-vs-telnetd-CVE-2026-32746
generic

oss-security - Re: Remote Pre-Auth Buffer Overflow in GNU Inetutils telnetd (LINEMODE SLC)

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/03/14/1
generic

oss-security - Remote Pre-Auth Buffer Overflow in GNU Inetutils telnetd (LINEMODE SLC)

https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/03/12/4
generic🟡 PoC Available

Remote Pre-Auth Buffer Overflow in GNU Inetutils telnetd (LINEMODE SLC)

https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-inetutils/2026-03/msg00031.html

Patch Availability(1)

Vendor / EcosystemFixed in / PatchReleasedSource
ubuntuinetutils-traceroute (2:1.9.4-1ubuntu0.1~esm6) @ xenial2026-06-12ubuntu

Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

All Vendor Advisories

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Every vendor that published an advisory referencing this CVE — pulled from our cve_vendor_advisories aggregation. Click any row for the vendor's original advisory page.

Data Freshness Timeline

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Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

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Publicly available exploits

(1 reference)

Working exploit code is in the public domain (1 Exploit-DB entry). Defenders should treat patch urgency accordingly — public PoCs typically lead to mass-exploitation within 24-72 hours.

  • Exploit-DBEDB-52556
    First seen May 7, 2026

    telnetd 2.7 - Buffer Overflow

    Open source ↗

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-32746?
CVE-2026-32746 is a critical vulnerability published on March 13, 2026. telnetd in GNU inetutils through 2.7 allows an out-of-bounds write in the LINEMODE SLC (Set Local Characters) suboption handler because add_slc does not check whether the buffer is full.
When was CVE-2026-32746 disclosed?
CVE-2026-32746 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on March 13, 2026, with the most recent update on June 17, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-32746 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-32746 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 24% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 2.4% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-32746?
CVE-2026-32746 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-32746?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-32746, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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