CVE-2026-40224

MEDIUMNVD 6.76.7—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 6.7 from GitHub Security Advisory published 2026-04-10. NVD baseline CVSS 6.7; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
Trending — 3 sources updated this week
6.7
EchelonGraph verdictMonitorLow exploitation likelihood right now — keep watching.
  • Lower severity and no public exploit yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: 0%CVSS: 6.7Exploit: NoneExposed: 0

A fix is available — apply it.

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

CVSS v3
6.7
EG Score
6.7(medium)
EG Risk
30(Track)
EG Risk 30/100SSVC: Track

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity67% × 45%
Exploitation0% × 40%
Automatability0% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS
0.2%
KEV
Not listed

Published

April 10, 2026

Last Modified

April 27, 2026

Advisory Details (1)

Auto-updated Jun 15, 2026
Patch available. Sources: github.
github Patch Available

Local privilege escalation in systemd-machined · Advisory · systemd/systemd · GitHub

https://github.com/systemd/systemd/security/advisories/GHSA-6pwp-j5vg-5j6m

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-40224(1)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Patch Availability(1)

Vendor / EcosystemFixed in / PatchReleasedSource
redhatsystemd-main-260.1-2.1.hum12026-04-09redhat

Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 6× in last 7d / 17× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

  1. 2026-07-23 03:11 UTCEG score recompute
  2. 2026-07-20 19:02 UTCOSV refresh
  3. 2026-07-19 14:31 UTCEPSS rescore
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  18. 2026-06-17 17:53 UTCEPSS rescore
  19. 2026-06-15 17:49 UTCEPSS rescore
  20. 2026-06-15 04:22 UTCVendor advisory
  21. 2026-06-15 04:22 UTCGHSA enrichment
  22. 2026-06-13 23:00 UTCEPSS rescore
  23. 2026-06-12 23:12 UTCEPSS rescore
  24. 2026-06-12 23:12 UTCEPSS rescore
  25. 2026-06-11 20:03 UTCVendor advisory
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  1. 2026-06-11 20:03 UTCGHSA enrichment
  2. 2026-06-11 14:00 UTCEPSS rescore
  3. 2026-06-10 22:18 UTCEPSS rescore
  4. 2026-06-10 13:22 UTCEPSS rescore
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  6. 2026-06-10 10:55 UTCVendor advisory
  7. 2026-06-10 10:55 UTCGHSA enrichment
  8. 2026-06-09 12:42 UTCVendor advisory
  9. 2026-06-09 12:42 UTCGHSA enrichment
  10. 2026-06-08 14:17 UTCEPSS rescore
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  12. 2026-06-08 05:41 UTCVendor advisory
  13. 2026-06-08 05:41 UTCGHSA enrichment
  14. 2026-06-07 15:25 UTCEPSS rescore
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  16. 2026-06-07 08:02 UTCVendor advisory
  17. 2026-06-07 08:02 UTCGHSA enrichment
  18. 2026-06-06 13:47 UTCEPSS rescore
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  25. 2026-06-02 23:42 UTCVendor advisory
  26. 2026-06-02 23:42 UTCGHSA enrichment
  27. 2026-06-02 20:13 UTCEPSS rescore
  28. 2026-06-01 13:52 UTCEPSS rescore
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  45. 2026-05-26 07:18 UTCEPSS rescore
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  47. 2026-05-20 17:52 UTCEG score recompute
  48. 2026-05-20 17:52 UTCVendor advisory
  49. 2026-05-20 17:52 UTCGHSA enrichment
  50. 2026-05-20 11:22 UTCEPSS rescore
  51. 2026-05-20 11:22 UTCEPSS rescore

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-40224?
CVE-2026-40224 is a medium vulnerability published on April 10, 2026. In systemd 259 before 260, there is local privilege escalation in systemd-machined because varlink can be used to reach the root namespace.
When was CVE-2026-40224 disclosed?
CVE-2026-40224 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on April 10, 2026, with the most recent update on April 27, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-40224 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-40224 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 0.2% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-40224?
CVE-2026-40224 has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.7 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-40224?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-40224, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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