4.7

CVE-2026-32772: gnu inetutils

CVSS: 4.7v3.1MediumAnalyzed
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2026-32772DEBIAN-CVE-2026-32772
Published 13-03-2026Last modified 16-03-2026
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2026-32772 is a medium (CVSS 4.7) vulnerability in gnu inetutils. EPSS estimates a 0.28% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 19.3% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.

Overall risk
29/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
4.7/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.28%
0%100%
Low · +0.09 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits1reference

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 1 · Related 1
USN-8387-1

Timeline

  1. 13-03-2026
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 16-03-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

telnet in GNU inetutils through 2.7 allows servers to read arbitrary environment variables from clients via NEW_ENVIRON SEND USERVAR.

CVSS metrics

4 scores · 4 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.28%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

19%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

+0.09 pp

From 0.19% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
0.28%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

1 found
  • referenceUnverified

    Exploit Reference (openwall.com)

    Maturity: unknown

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Debian1 product
  • inetutils< 2:2.4-2+deb12u3 | < 2:2.6-3+deb13u3 | < 2:2.7-5
Gnu1 product
Ubuntu1 product
  • inetutils< 2:1.9.2-1ubuntu0.1~esm4 | < 2:1.9.4-1ubuntu0.1~esm6 | < 2:1.9.4-3ubuntu0.1+esm5 | < 2:1.9.4-11ubuntu0.2+esm4 | < 2:2.2-2ubuntu0.2+esm1 | < 2:2.5-3ubuntu4.2 | < 2:2.6-1ubuntu3.2 | < 2:2.7-2ubuntu1.1

3 vendors · 3 products

References

5 links