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CVE-2026-40226

Published: Apr 10, 2026

Modified: Apr 14, 2026

PUBLISHED

CVSS v3.1

6.4

MEDIUM

Description

In nspawn in systemd 233 through 259 before 260, an escape-to-host action can occur via a crafted optional config file.

VendorProductVersions

systemd

systemd

affected
233 - < 260

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-348

CVSS v3.1 Details

CVSS v3.1 Vector

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

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

High

Privileges Required

High

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

References

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