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)

CWE-1025Comparison Using Wrong Factors

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

NVD MITRE Exploit-DB Sploitus VulnCheck

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-2026-40227

Hosts 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-2026-40227

Country / ASN / product breakdown for the vuln query.

Censys

vulnerabilities.cve_id: CVE-2026-40227

Censys host search filtered to this CVE id.

grep.app

CVE-2026-40227

Public source-code mentions — fast PoC discovery.

GitHub code

CVE-2026-40227

GitHub code search for direct mentions.

Google dork

"CVE-2026-40227" exploit -site:nvd.nist.gov

Write-ups and news, NVD excluded.

Known PoCs on GitHub

No public proof-of-concept repositories found for CVE-2026-40227 on GitHub.

We haven't classified any articles referencing CVE-2026-40227 yet. The external references above still apply.