CVE-2026-40228
LOW
3.3
CVSS Score
Published: April 10, 2026 at 03:48 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 10:44 AM UTC
2 products affected across 2 vendorsSystemdSystemd
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Severity
LOW3.3
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.2%
SSVC
PoC
Description
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.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.
References (2)
ExploitMailing ListThird Party Advisory
Source: cverecord
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/04/08/1Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/05/05/1SSVC — Action Prioritization
SSVCPoCNot automatablePartial impact
SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.
CVSS
- Attack Vector
- LOCAL
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- LOW
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- NONE
- Integrity
- LOW
- Availability
- NONE
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-669
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