{"id":"DEBIAN-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.","modified":"2026-08-27T23:06:08.731131107Z","published":"2026-04-10T16:16:33.113Z","upstream":["CVE-2026-40224"],"references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-40224"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"systemd","ecosystem":"Debian:14","purl":"pkg:deb/debian/systemd?arch=source&distro=forky"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"260~rc2-1"}]}],"versions":["257.13-1~deb13u1","257.7-1","257.8-1~deb13u1","257.8-1~deb13u2","257.9-1~deb13u1","258-1","258.1-1","258.1-2","258~rc1-1","258~rc2-1","258~rc2-2","258~rc3-1","258~rc4-1","259-1","259.1-1","259~rc1-1","259~rc2-1","259~rc3-1","260~rc1-1","260~rc1-2"],"ecosystem_specific":{"urgency":"not yet assigned"},"database_specific":{"source":"https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2026-40224.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.9.0","severity":[{"type":"CVSS_V3","score":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"}]}