{"id":"CVE-2026-40224","details":"In systemd 259 before 260, there is local privilege escalation in systemd-machined because varlink can be used to reach the root namespace.","aliases":["GHSA-6pwp-j5vg-5j6m"],"modified":"2026-07-17T21:00:02.844927413Z","published":"2026-04-10T15:14:21.904Z","related":["openSUSE-SU-2026:10840-1"],"database_specific":{"osv_generated_from":"https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/40xxx/CVE-2026-40224.json","cna_assigner":"mitre","cwe_ids":["CWE-863"]},"references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/40xxx/CVE-2026-40224.json"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://github.com/systemd/systemd/security/advisories/GHSA-6pwp-j5vg-5j6m"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-40224"}],"affected":[{"ranges":[{"type":"GIT","repo":"https://github.com/systemd/systemd","events":[{"introduced":"9ca433482f2281d71718718705ca8cd3bf562ad6"},{"fixed":"3e52279684a53ebf84d1d73d528bf400c5fb3497"}],"database_specific":{"extracted_events":[{"introduced":"259"},{"fixed":"260"},{"fixed":"259.3"}],"source":["AFFECTED_FIELD","CPE_RANGE"],"cpe":"cpe:2.3:a:systemd_project:systemd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*"}}],"versions":["v260-rc4","v260-rc3","v260-rc2","v260-rc1","v259"],"database_specific":{"source":"https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2026-40224.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.7.5","severity":[{"type":"CVSS_V3","score":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"}]}