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CVE-2026-40228

• Severity: low (CVSS 3.3 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2026-04-10 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-669

Description

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.

Affected products

• systemd: 259

References

• https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/04/08/1
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/05/05/1

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