CVE detail
CVE-2026-40228
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.
Buzz score
Why this CVE is surfacing
This all-time snapshot uses the same composite formula as Trending across a 30-year evidence window, rather than a current rolling window.
Buzz score components · mention 11.0 · diversity 5.0 · KEV 0.0 · OTX 0.0 · PoC 0.0
Why it matters now
Mention timeline
- Total mentions
- 0
- within the 30d window
- Peak daily
- 0
- highest bucket
Evidence
Source links by recency
2 source links · newest first
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/05/05/1www.openwall.com
No excerpt available.
Exploitwww.openwall.comApr 10, 2026, 4:16 PM - https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/04/08/1www.openwall.com
No excerpt available.
Exploitwww.openwall.comApr 10, 2026, 4:16 PM
Exploit code
Public exploit repository references
Public PoC repositories are third-party, potentially unsafe artifacts. Treat their code as untrusted and use it only on authorized systems in an isolated, least-privilege environment. cvebuzz does not execute the code or verify that an exploit works.
0 repository references · best confidence N/A · max 0 stars
Related records
Similar CVEs
6 related CVEs with shared weakness or product evidence
- CVE-2026-40225CVSS 6.4 · Medium
In udev in systemd before 260, local root execution can occur via malicious hardware devices and unsanitized kernel output.
- CVE-2026-14151CVSS 8.3 · High
Inappropriate implementation in AI in Google Chrome prior to 150.0.7871.47 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer process to potentially perform a sandbox esca…
- CVE-2026-46448CVSS 5.4 · Medium
In OpenStack Nova before 33.0.2, the server create API does not strip certain hint data. The resulting instance has no Placement allocation.
- CVE-2026-12068CVSS 7.4 · High
Information disclosure vulnerability in Avira Password Manager when used with Mozilla Firefox may allow a remote attacker operating a cross-origin iframe to obtain credentials aut…
- CVE-2026-44917CVSS 4.9 · Medium
OpenStack Ironic before 35.0.2 allows a malicious authenticated project admin or manager to read local files on the Ironic conductor via a pxe_template.
- CVE-2026-46447CVSS 5.8 · Medium
OpenStack Ironic before 35.0.2 allows Boot Script Injection of an iPXE script if the attacker can set node.driver_info or node.instance_info.