{"id":"CVE-2026-40224","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2026-40224","generatedAt":"2026-10-28T07:25:55.818Z","title":"In systemd 259 before 260, there is local privilege escalation in systemd-machined because varlink can be used to reach the root namespace.","description":"In systemd 259 before 260, there is local privilege escalation in systemd-machined because varlink can be used to reach the root namespace.","published":"2026-04-10T16:16:33.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T10:44:53.000Z","status":"Analyzed","sourceIdentifier":"cve@mitre.org","cvss":{"version":"3.1","score":7.3,"severity":"HIGH","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},"cwe":["CWE-863"],"affected":["systemd project/systemd"],"epss":{"score":0.00106,"percentile":0.01108,"date":"2026-10-27","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":0,"verified":false,"firstPublished":null,"source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[]},"verdict":{"level":"high","text":"High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.11%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"https://github.com/systemd/systemd/security/advisories/GHSA-6pwp-j5vg-5j6m","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-40224","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}