CVE-2026-40228: Systemd Project Systemd

Low severity, CVSS 3.3. EPSS: 0.1% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

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.

Affected products

• Systemd Project Systemd: version 259 only

Published 2026-04-10. Last modified 2026-06-17.