CVE-2026-40224

7.3 highEPSS 0.1%

High (7.3) in systemd project systemd. EPSS 0.1% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

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

Severity

7.3 high

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

EPSS: 0.1% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 1% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
CWE: CWE-863
Published: 2026-04-10
Modified: 2026-06-17
Record from: the NVD, synced 2026-10-19