CVE-2026-40572

NovumOS has Arbitrary Memory Mapping via Syscall 15 (MemoryMapRange)

Published Apr 18, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 9 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 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.

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History
Type Values Removed Values Added
CPEs cpe:2.3:o:minecanton209:novumos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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First Time appeared Minecanton209
Minecanton209 novumos
Vendors & Products Minecanton209
Minecanton209 novumos
Metrics ssvc

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

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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 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.
Title NovumOS has Arbitrary Memory Mapping via Syscall 15 (MemoryMapRange)
Weaknesses CWE-269
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 9, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N'}

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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
GitHub_M
Published
Updated
Apr 20, 2026, 2:55 PM
Reserved
Apr 14, 2026, 1:24 PM
Status
Analyzed
Published
Apr 18, 2026, 1:16 AM
Modified
Oct 26, 2026, 9:10 PM