CVE•Published 2026-04-10•Modified 2026-04-14•0 articles on news•5 live references•NVD data
CVE-2026-40227Systemd_project · Systemd
Vulnerability data via NVD (ingested)
CVSS v3.1
6.2
MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS percentile
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Weaknesses (CWE)
Description
In systemd 260 before 261, a local unprivileged user can trigger an assert via an IPC API call with an array or map that has a null element.
Timeline
Published 2026-04-10
Modified 2026-04-14
External references
Search for exposed instances
Shodan + Censys queries derived from NVD's CPE data. The vuln tag catches assets Shodan has explicitly linked to this CVE; the product / banner fingerprints find exposed instances even when the vuln tag was never applied (which is common).
Shodan · vuln tag0 hosts
vuln:CVE-2026-40227Hosts Shodan has explicitly fingerprinted as vulnerable.
Shodan · product + version
product:"Systemd Project Systemd" version:"260"Version-pinned fingerprint from NVD's first vulnerable CPE.
Shodan · banner/body mention
http.html:"Systemd"HTTP body or banner mentions "Systemd" — catches deploys Shodan didn't identify as a product.
More intel sources (5)
Shodan report
vuln:CVE-2026-40227Country / ASN / product breakdown for the vuln query.
Censys
vulnerabilities.cve_id: CVE-2026-40227Censys host search filtered to this CVE id.
grep.app
CVE-2026-40227Public source-code mentions — fast PoC discovery.
GitHub code
CVE-2026-40227GitHub code search for direct mentions.
Google dork
"CVE-2026-40227" exploit -site:nvd.nist.govWrite-ups and news, NVD excluded.
Known PoCs on GitHub (1)
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