CVE-2026-40317

NovumOS has Privilege Escalation in the Syscall Interface

Published Apr 18, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 9.4 Critical EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
NovumOS is a custom 32-bit operating system written in Zig and x86 Assembly. In versions prior to 0.24, Syscall 12 (JumpToUser) accepts an arbitrary entry point address from user-space registers without validation, allowing any Ring 3 user-mode process to jump to kernel addresses and execute arbitrary code in Ring 0 context, resulting in local privilege escalation. This issue has been fixed in version 0.24. If developers are unable to immediately update, they should restrict syscall access by running the system in single-user mode without Ring 3, and disable user-mode processes by only running kernel shell with no user processes. This issue has been fixed in version 0.24.

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CPEs cpe:2.3:o:minecanton209:novumos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

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First Time appeared Minecanton209
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Vendors & Products Minecanton209
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Description NovumOS is a custom 32-bit operating system written in Zig and x86 Assembly. In versions prior to 0.24, Syscall 12 (JumpToUser) accepts an arbitrary entry point address from user-space registers without validation, allowing any Ring 3 user-mode process to jump to kernel addresses and execute arbitrary code in Ring 0 context, resulting in local privilege escalation. This issue has been fixed in version 0.24. If developers are unable to immediately update, they should restrict syscall access by running the system in single-user mode without Ring 3, and disable user-mode processes by only running kernel shell with no user processes. This issue has been fixed in version 0.24.
Title NovumOS has Privilege Escalation in the Syscall Interface
Weaknesses CWE-20
CWE-269
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 9.4, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
GitHub_M
Published
Updated
Apr 20, 2026, 3:26 PM
Reserved
Apr 10, 2026, 9:41 PM
Status
Analyzed
Published
Apr 18, 2026, 1:16 AM
Modified
Oct 26, 2026, 9:10 PM