Severity
2.9LOW
EPSS
0.0%
top 98.15%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
Timeline
PublishedApr 10
Description
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:NExploitability: 1.4 | Impact: 1.4
Affected Packages1 packages
🔴Vulnerability Details
3GHSA▶
GHSA-grjh-583f-v73h: 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 F↗2026-04-10
CVEList▶
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 F↗2026-04-10
📋Vendor Advisories
1Red Hat
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💬Community
1Bugzilla▶
CVE-2026-40228 systemd: systemd-journald: Unintended output to user terminals via logger command↗2026-04-10