CVE-2026-40228

3.3 lowEPSS 0.2%

Low (3.3) in systemd project systemd. EPSS 0.2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

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.

Severity

CVSS 3.1

3.3 low

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

EPSS: 0.2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 6% 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

Affected

systemd_project:systemd

References

https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/04/08/1
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/05/05/1

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