CVE-2026-40228

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Summary

CVECVE-2026-40228
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2026-04-10 16:16:33 UTC
Updated2026-04-17 22:00:53 UTC
DescriptionIn 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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.1 3.3 LOW from [email protected]

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

EPSS: 0.000140000 probability, percentile 0.024490000 (date 2026-04-18)

Problem Types: CWE-669 | CWE-669 CWE-669 Incorrect Resource Transfer Between Spheres

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.1[email protected]Primary3.3LOWCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
3.1[email protected]Secondary2.9LOWCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
3.1CNACVSS2.9LOWCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

CVSS v3.1 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Low
Availability
None

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

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Systemd Project Systemd 259 - All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Systemd Systemd affected 259 custom Not specified

References

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www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/04/08/1 [email protected] www.openwall.com Mailing List, Third Party Advisory, Exploit
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