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Description

In systemd 259 before 260, there is local privilege escalation in systemd-machined because varlink can be used to reach the root namespace.

PUBLISHED Reserved 2026-04-10 | Published 2026-04-10 | Updated 2026-04-10 | Assigner mitre




MEDIUM: 6.7CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Problem types

CWE-863 Incorrect Authorization

Product status

Default status
unaffected

259 (custom) before 260
affected

References

github.com/...ystemd/security/advisories/GHSA-6pwp-j5vg-5j6m

cve.org (CVE-2026-40224)

nvd.nist.gov (CVE-2026-40224)

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