CVE-2026-40228 LOW

CVE-2026-40228

Vendor Systemd

Product systemd

Weakness CWE-669

Published April 10, 2026

Last update May 5, 2026

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CVSS base score

2.9/10

Attack vector Local

Attack complexity High

Privileges required None

User interaction None

Confidentiality None

Integrity Low

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

In 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.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

April 10, 2026 CVE published

May 5, 2026 Record updated

External resources

03References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-40228 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/669.html

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