CVE-2026-40228lowCWE-669

CVE-2026-40228: low-severity vulnerability in systemd

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No sign of exploitation. No public exploitation artifact known so far.

ssvc Trackcvss 2.9epss 0.2%
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.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
Affected products
systemd · systemd
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