CVE-2026-40225

6.4 mediumEPSS 0.1%

Medium (6.4) in systemd project systemd. EPSS 0.1% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

In udev in systemd before 260, local root execution can occur via malicious hardware devices and unsanitized kernel output.

Severity

6.4 medium

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

EPSS: 0.1% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 3% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
CWE: CWE-669
Published: 2026-04-10
Modified: 2026-06-17
Record from: the NVD, synced 2026-10-19