CVE-2026-40228_CVE-2026-40228

2.9 / 10

LOW

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

Description

In systemd 259, systemd-journald can send ANSI escape sequences to the terminals of arbitrary users when a "logger -p emerg" command is executed, if ForwardToWall=yes is set.

Basic Information

ID CVE-2026-40228

Source mitre

Published Apr 10, 2026 at 15:48

Modified Apr 10, 2026 at 17:27

Affected Product

Vendor systemd

Product systemd

Version 259

Affected Versions systemd systemd 259

CWE Classification

CWE-669

References

www.openwall.com /lists/oss-security/2026/04/08/1

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