CVE-2026-40572 (GCVE-0-2026-40572)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-04-18 00:16 – Updated: 2026-04-18 00:16
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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.
CWE
  • CWE-269 - Improper Privilege Management
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Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
MinecAnton209 NovumOS Affected: < 0.24
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