PT-2026-31933 · Systemd · Systemd

Aydenbottos · Published 2026-04-10 · Updated 2026-05-21 · CVE-2026-40224

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.3

High

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions systemd versions 259 through 259

Description A local privilege escalation exists in systemd-machined. This occurs because varlink, a lightweight communication protocol, can be used to reach the root namespace, allowing a local attacker to gain elevated privileges.

Recommendations Update to version 260.

Fix

Incorrect Authorization

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-863

Related Identifiers

CVE-2026-40224

OPENSUSE-SU-2026:10840-1

RHSA-2026:7299

Affected Products

Systemd

References · 9

• https://github.com/systemd/systemd/security/advisories/GHSA-6pwp-j5vg-5j6m · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-40224 · Security Note
• https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-40224 · Security Note
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-40224 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/openSUSE-SU-2026:10840-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2026-40224 · Vendor Advisory
• https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-40224 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2026-40224 · Vendor Advisory
• https://suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-40224 · Note