Vulnerability 10-Year-Old GNU Inetutils Telnetd Flaw Lets Hackers Log In as Root via “-f root” Ddos January 21, 2026 3 minutes read 0 Add as a preferredsource on Google π Access to This Vulnerability Report Requires Support This article is available to verified supporters only - contribute to read the full report Or choose another support option: Support via PayPal Support via BMC Share this article: Facebook Post LinkedIn Telegram Copy Link Related posts: CVE-2025-29906: Finitβs Bundled Getty Flaw Allows Authentication Bypass on Linux Systems Critical Privilege Escalation Flaw in FreeIPA Threatens Linux Domain Security Privilege Escalation in guix-daemon: Critical Vulnerabilities Threaten Multi-User Systems Root via Telnet: Why You Must Patch Your Synology NAS Against This Decade-Old Ghost Tags: Authentication Bypass GNU Inetutils Input Sanitization Legacy Protocols Linux Security privilege escalation Root Exploit Telnetd Leave a Reply Cancel replyLogged in as . Edit your profile. Log out? Required fields are marked *Comment *