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🛡️ CVE-2026-40226 on Debian 12 (Root.io) — rootio-systemd

🟡 CVSS 5.0 — Medium ✅ No Known Exploit OSV
5.0
CVSS Score
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Description

CVE-2026-40226 in rootio-systemd - Patched by Root

Root has patched CVE-2026-40226 in the rootio-systemd package for Root:Debian:12. Multiple fixed versions available.

Distribution advisory

This page covers CVE-2026-40226 as tracked by Debian 12 (Root.io), for the package rootio-systemd. The fix is available in version 252.38-1~deb12u1.root.io.4; earlier versions remain affected.

How this vulnerability can be exploited

This issue can be reached with local access to the system, attack complexity is high, an attacker needs administrative privileges on the target. No user interaction is required. The scope is unchanged, so the impact stays within the vulnerable component. Rated impact: confidentiality high, integrity high, availability high.

Weakness class

ROOT-OS-DEBIAN-12-CVE-2026-40226 is classified as CWE-348: Use of Less Trusted Source. The product has two different sources of the same data or information, but it uses the source that has less support for verification, is less trusted, or is less resistant to attack.

Affected software

ROOT-OS-DEBIAN-12-CVE-2026-40226 is recorded against 1 package.

  • rootio-systemd (fixed in 252.38-1~deb12u1.root.io.4)

Timeline and source

Published on 12 May 2026 and last revised on 20 August 2026. No public exploit is currently recorded for this entry. Record sourced from OSV.

CVE-2026-40226 on other distributions

Each distribution ships its own build and its own fixed version. Pick the one you run:

Details

Severity MEDIUM
CVSS Score 5.0
CVSS Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE N/A
Public Exploit ✅ No
Source OSV
Published 2026-05-12
Updated 2026-08-20
Modified 2026-08-20
Fix URL N/A

Affected Packages

Software From version Fixed in
rootio-systemd — 252.38-1~deb12u1.root.io.4

References

N/A

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