CVE-2026-35356

MEDIUM

uutils coreutils install Arbitrary File Overwrite with -D via Path Component Symlink Race

Title source: cna

Description

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.

Scores

CVSS v3 6.3
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-367
Status published
Products (1)
Uutils/coreutils < 0.7.0
Published Apr 22, 2026
Tracked Since Apr 22, 2026