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Emulation check for CVE-2026-24061 – GNU InetUtils telnetd Authentication Bypass Vulnerability #1905

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Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.
We should check the telnet authentication bypass vulnerability in our system emulator - see also https://www.offsec.com/blog/cve-2026-24061/

Describe the solution you'd like
A new L24_telnet_check.sh module for testing this module

PoC:

USER='-f root' telnet -a <ipaddr>

Describe alternatives you've considered
Static analysis for version of telnet binary should be also ensured that EMBA detects this vulnerability.

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