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CVE-2026-40227

Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
Unavailable / Other
Publication date:
10/04/2026
Last modified:
14/04/2026

Description

In systemd 260 before 261, a local unprivileged user can trigger an assert via an IPC API call with an array or map that has a null element.

Impact

Vector 3.x
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H CVSS v3.1 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 6.20 MEDIUM
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope (S): Unchanged
Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availability (A): High

Base Score 3.x
6.20
Severity 3.x
MEDIUM

Vulnerable products and versions

CPE From Up to
cpe:2.3:a:systemd_project:systemd:260:-:*:*:*:*:*:*

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