CVE-2026-40228

State: Published
Severity: 2.9 Low
Published: Apr 10, 2026
Updated: May 5, 2026
Reserved: Apr 10, 2026

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.

Scores

CVSS	Score	Vector	Source
3.1	2.9 Low	CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N	mitre

Weaknesses

CWE-669 Incorrect Resource Transfer Between Spheres

Affected Products

Product	Versions
systemdsystemd	259Affected

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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