CVE-2026-40228 PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre
Reserved: 10.04.2026 Published: 10.04.2026 Updated: 10.04.2026

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.

Metrics

CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
CVSS Score: 2.9

Product Status

Vendor systemd
Product systemd
Versions Default: unknown
  • Version 259 is affected

References

Problem Types

  • CWE-669 Incorrect Resource Transfer Between Spheres CWE