CVE-2026-40224

Severity CVSS v4.0:

Pending analysis

Type:

Unavailable / Other

Publication date:

10/04/2026

Last modified:

10/04/2026

Description

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

Impact

Vector 3.x

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS v3.1 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 6.70 MEDIUM
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): High
Privileges Required (PR): Low
User Interaction (UI): Required
Scope (S): Unchanged
Confidentiality (C): High
Integrity (I): High
Availability (A): High

Base Score 3.x

6.70

Severity 3.x

MEDIUM

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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