CVE-2026-40572 (GCVE-0-2026-40572)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-04-18 00:16 – Updated: 2026-04-20 14:55
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
NovumOS has Arbitrary Memory Mapping via Syscall 15 (MemoryMapRange)
Summary
NovumOS is a custom 32-bit operating system written in Zig and x86 Assembly. In versions prior to 0.24, Syscall 15 (MemoryMapRange) allows Ring 3 user-mode processes to map arbitrary virtual address ranges into their address space without validating against forbidden regions, including critical kernel structures such as the IDT, GDT, TSS, and page tables. A local attacker can exploit this to modify kernel interrupt handlers, resulting in privilege escalation from user mode to kernel context. This issue has been fixed in version 0.24.
Severity
9 (Critical)
SSVC
Exploitation: poc
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-04-20 14:45 UTC
CWE
- CWE-269 - Improper Privilege Management
Assigner
References
2 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/MinecAnton209/NovumOS/security… | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| https://github.com/MinecAnton209/NovumOS/releases… | x_refsource_MISC |
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MinecAnton209 | NovumOS |
Affected:
< 0.24
|
guessed |
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