CVE-2026-40227

6.2 MEDIUM

Published: April 10, 2026 Modified: April 14, 2026

Description

In systemd 260 before 261, a local unprivileged user can trigger an assert via an IPC API call with an array or map that has a null element.

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0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0

Vector String

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

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory

Source: cve@mitre.org

Vendor Advisory

1 reference(s) from NVD

CVSS v3 Score

6.2 / 10.0

EPSS (Exploit Probability)

0.0%

4th percentile

Exploitation Status

Not in CISA KEV

CWE-1025

systemd_project