CVE-2026-40572CWE-269

NovumOS has Arbitrary Memory Mapping via Syscall 15 (MemoryMapRange)

Critical · published April 18, 2026

CVSS v3.1
9.0
EPSS
0%
Percentile
7.3
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
9.0 · CRITICAL
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00181 · 7.3th percentile
Weakness
CWE-269 · Improper Privilege Management
Published
2026-04-18T00:16Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 18 APR 00:16Z
    NovumOS has Arbitrary Memory Mapping via Syscall 15 (MemoryMapRange)
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