CVE-2026-40224_CVE-2026-40224

6.7 / 10

MEDIUM

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

Description

In systemd 259 before 260, there is local privilege escalation in systemd-machined because varlink can be used to reach the root namespace.

Basic Information

ID CVE-2026-40224

Source mitre

Published Apr 10, 2026 at 15:14

Modified Apr 10, 2026 at 18:13

Affected Product

Vendor systemd

Product systemd

Version 259

Affected Versions systemd systemd 259

CWE Classification

CWE-863

References

github.com /systemd/systemd/security/advisories/GHSA-6pwp-j5vg-5j6m

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