CVE-2026-35341

HIGH

uutils coreutils mkfifo Unauthorized Permission Change on Existing Files

Title source: cna
STIX 2.1

Description

A vulnerability in uutils coreutils mkfifo allows for the unauthorized modification of permissions on existing files. When mkfifo fails to create a FIFO because a file already exists at the target path, it fails to terminate the operation for that path and continues to execute a follow-up set_permissions call. This results in the existing file's permissions being changed to the default mode (often 644 after umask), potentially exposing sensitive files such as SSH private keys to other users on the system.

Scores

CVSS v3 7.1
EPSS 0.0001
EPSS Percentile 1.4%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation none
Automatable no
Technical Impact total

Details

CWE
CWE-732
Status published
Products (2)
Uutils/coreutils
uutils/coreutils
Published Apr 22, 2026
Tracked Since Apr 22, 2026