CVEvulnerability

CVE-2026-40224

7.3 HIGH Published 2026-04-10 Modified 2026-06-17 Official page ↗
Status
Analyzed
Published
2026-04-10
Last modified
2026-06-17
Assigner
[email protected]
CVSS 3.1 ([email protected])
6.7 MEDIUM — CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 3.1 ([email protected])
7.3 HIGH — CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weaknesses
CWE-863

Description

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

Affected configurations

• systemd project systemd (>= 259 < 259.3)

Related

Weakness · CWE (1)

  • CWE-863 Incorrect Authorization weakness

References