CyberRota Analysis
This is a medium severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 6.7. Public exploit code or proof-of-concept references have been detected in its references.
Public Exploit Signal
A public exploit, PoC, GitHub repository or Metasploit reference was detected for this CVE.
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CVE
CVE-2026-40224
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
6.7
EPSS
0.08%
Original NVD Description
In systemd 259 before 260, there is local privilege escalation in systemd-machined because varlink can be used to reach the root namespace.
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