CVE-2026-40225

medium Red Hat
CVSS v3 Base Score
6.4
CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score
0.0%
Exploitation probability in 30 days
Top 86% most likely to be exploited
Attack Characteristics
Attack Vector
Physical
Attack Complexity
High
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Published: April 10, 2026 (91 days ago)
Last Modified: April 10, 2026
Vendor: Red Hat
Fix Available: ✓ Yes
Source: REDHAT

Description

In udev in systemd before 260, local root execution can occur via malicious hardware devices and unsanitized kernel output.

CWE

CWE-250

Affected Products

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4Red Hat Hardened Images

Fix Status

✅ Fix Available

References

🔗 bugzilla.redhat.com 🔗 www.cve.org 🔗 nvd.nist.gov 🔗 github.com