Vulnerability · Published Apr 10, 2026 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2026-40224
Medium 6.7
In plain English
A medium-severity incorrect authorization in systemd from systemd. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.1% (higher than 1% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS 3.1)6.7Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.1%top 98.9% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
In systemd 259 before 260, there is local privilege escalation in systemd-machined because varlink can be used to reach the root namespace.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:14 | systemd | 260~rc2-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-40224 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | systemd | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-40224 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | systemd | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-40224 |
| Ubuntu:25.10 | systemd | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-40224 |
| Ubuntu:26.04:LTS | systemd | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-40224 |
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-863 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H