CVE-2026-40226

MEDIUMNVD 6.46.4—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 6.4 from GitHub Security Advisory published 2026-04-10. NVD baseline CVSS 6.4; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
Elevated
6.4EG
EchelonGraph verdictMonitorLow exploitation likelihood right now — keep watching.
  • Lower severity and no public exploit yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 6.4Exploit: Elevated riskExposed: 0

A fix is available — apply it.

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

CVSS v3
6.4
EG Score
6.4(medium)
EG Risk
45(Track*)
EG Risk 45/100SSVC: 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
Severity64% × 45%
Exploitation40% × 40%
Automatability0% × 15%
Action: Watch closely — could escalate to Attend.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
0%
KEV
Not listed

Published

April 10, 2026

Last Modified

April 17, 2026

Advisory Details (1)

Auto-updated Aug 2, 2026
Patch available. Sources: github.
github Patch Available

nspawn: escape-to-host via malformed optional config file · Advisory · systemd/systemd · GitHub

https://github.com/systemd/systemd/security/advisories/GHSA-9mj4-rrc3-gjcx

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-40226(2)

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

Patch Availability(2)

Vendor / EcosystemFixed in / PatchReleasedSource
ubuntuudev (249.11-0ubuntu3.21) @ jammy2026-06-15ubuntu
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.

Affected Packages

(4 across 4 ecosystems)
Debian:11(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
systemd247.3-6 ... 247.3-7+deb11u7 (9 versions)247.3-7+deb11u8—
Debian:12(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
systemd252.11-1 ... 252.6-1+loong64 (31 versions)252.39-1~deb12u2—
Debian:13(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
systemd257.7-1, 257.8-1~deb13u1, 257.8-1~deb13u2, 257.9-1~deb13u1257.13-1~deb13u1—
Debian:14(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
systemd257.13-1~deb13u1 ... 260~rc2-1 (21 versions)260~rc3-1—

Weakness Classification(1)

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

Additional Vendor Advisories

(1)

Vendors that published advisories for this CVE beyond the curated set above. Broader coverage but minimal per-row detail — click through for the original advisory.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 3× in last 7d / 9× 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.

Showing the most recent 100 of 117 total refreshes for this CVE.

  1. 2026-09-13 16:47 UTCEPSS rescore
  2. 2026-09-11 14:53 UTCEPSS rescore
  3. 2026-09-10 09:34 UTCEPSS rescore
  4. 2026-09-04 05:06 UTCEPSS rescore
  5. 2026-09-02 06:44 UTCOSV refresh
  6. 2026-08-28 21:41 UTCEPSS rescore
  7. 2026-08-26 14:46 UTCEPSS rescore
  8. 2026-08-23 00:19 UTCEPSS rescore
  9. 2026-08-19 17:03 UTCEPSS rescore
  10. 2026-08-16 07:03 UTCVendor advisory
  11. 2026-08-16 07:03 UTCGHSA enrichment
  12. 2026-08-14 05:02 UTCVendor advisory
  13. 2026-08-14 05:02 UTCGHSA enrichment
  14. 2026-08-12 19:15 UTCEG score recompute
  15. 2026-08-12 19:15 UTCVendor advisory
  16. 2026-08-12 19:15 UTCGHSA enrichment
  17. 2026-08-11 13:43 UTCEPSS rescore
  18. 2026-08-11 07:01 UTCVendor advisory
  19. 2026-08-11 07:01 UTCGHSA enrichment
  20. 2026-08-10 05:44 UTCVendor advisory
  21. 2026-08-10 05:44 UTCGHSA enrichment
  22. 2026-08-09 04:28 UTCEG score recompute
  23. 2026-08-09 04:28 UTCVendor advisory
  24. 2026-08-09 04:28 UTCGHSA enrichment
  25. 2026-08-08 16:37 UTCEPSS rescore
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  1. 2026-08-07 14:19 UTCEG score recompute
  2. 2026-08-07 14:19 UTCVendor advisory
  3. 2026-08-07 14:19 UTCGHSA enrichment
  4. 2026-08-06 13:46 UTCEPSS rescore
  5. 2026-08-05 23:40 UTCEG score recompute
  6. 2026-08-05 23:40 UTCVendor advisory
  7. 2026-08-05 23:40 UTCGHSA enrichment
  8. 2026-08-05 19:17 UTCEPSS rescore
  9. 2026-08-03 21:55 UTCVendor advisory
  10. 2026-08-03 21:55 UTCGHSA enrichment
  11. 2026-08-02 13:46 UTCEG score recompute
  12. 2026-08-02 13:46 UTCVendor advisory
  13. 2026-08-02 13:46 UTCGHSA enrichment
  14. 2026-08-02 02:27 UTCEPSS rescore
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  23. 2026-07-23 03:11 UTCEG score recompute
  24. 2026-07-20 19:32 UTCOSV refresh
  25. 2026-07-18 10:04 UTCEPSS rescore
  26. 2026-07-13 22:30 UTCEPSS rescore
  27. 2026-07-08 15:15 UTCEPSS rescore
  28. 2026-07-07 13:46 UTCEPSS rescore
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  37. 2026-06-17 17:53 UTCEPSS rescore
  38. 2026-06-15 17:49 UTCEPSS rescore
  39. 2026-06-15 04:22 UTCVendor advisory
  40. 2026-06-15 04:22 UTCGHSA enrichment
  41. 2026-06-13 23:00 UTCEPSS rescore
  42. 2026-06-12 23:12 UTCEPSS rescore
  43. 2026-06-12 23:12 UTCEPSS rescore
  44. 2026-06-11 19:56 UTCVendor advisory
  45. 2026-06-11 19:56 UTCGHSA enrichment
  46. 2026-06-11 14:00 UTCEPSS rescore
  47. 2026-06-10 22:18 UTCEPSS rescore
  48. 2026-06-10 13:58 UTCVendor advisory
  49. 2026-06-10 13:58 UTCGHSA enrichment
  50. 2026-06-09 12:41 UTCVendor advisory
  51. 2026-06-09 12:41 UTCGHSA enrichment
  52. 2026-06-08 14:17 UTCEPSS rescore
  53. 2026-06-08 14:17 UTCEPSS rescore
  54. 2026-06-08 09:19 UTCVendor advisory
  55. 2026-06-08 09:18 UTCGHSA enrichment
  56. 2026-06-07 15:25 UTCEPSS rescore
  57. 2026-06-07 15:25 UTCEPSS rescore
  58. 2026-06-07 08:02 UTCVendor advisory
  59. 2026-06-07 08:02 UTCGHSA enrichment
  60. 2026-06-06 13:47 UTCEPSS rescore
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  67. 2026-06-02 23:42 UTCVendor advisory
  68. 2026-06-02 23:42 UTCGHSA enrichment
  69. 2026-06-02 20:13 UTCEPSS rescore
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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-40226?
CVE-2026-40226 is a medium vulnerability published on April 10, 2026. In nspawn in systemd 233 through 259 before 260, an escape-to-host action can occur via a crafted optional config file.
When was CVE-2026-40226 disclosed?
CVE-2026-40226 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on April 10, 2026, with the most recent update on April 17, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-40226 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-40226 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 99.9% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-40226?
CVE-2026-40226 has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.4 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-40226?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-40226, 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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