CVE-2026-35356 MEDIUM

CVE-2026-35356: uutils coreutils install Arbitrary File Overwrite with -D via Path Component Symlink Race

Vendor Uutils
Product coreutils
Weakness CWE-367
Published April 22, 2026
Last update April 22, 2026

CVSS base score

6.3/10
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity High
Privileges required Low
User interaction None
Confidentiality None
Integrity High

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H

What the vulnerability does

01Description

A Time-of-Check to Time-of-Use (TOCTOU) vulnerability exists in the install utility of uutils coreutils when using the -D flag. The command creates parent directories and subsequently performs a second path resolution to create the target file, neither of which is anchored to a directory file descriptor. An attacker with concurrent write access can replace a path component with a symbolic link between these operations, redirecting the privileged write to an arbitrary file system location.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

April 22, 2026 CVE published
April 22, 2026 Record updated