CVE-2026-35356
MEDIUMuutils coreutils install Arbitrary File Overwrite with -D via Path Component Symlink Race
Title source: cnaDescription
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.
References (2)
Core 2
Core References
Patch patch
issue-tracking
https://github.com/uutils/coreutils/pull/10140
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
https://github.com/uutils/coreutils/releases/tag/0.7.0
Scores
CVSS v3
6.3
EPSS
0.0011
EPSS Percentile
1.4%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical Impact
partial
Details
CWE
CWE-367
Status
published
Products (3)
crates.io/coreutils
0 - 0.7.0crates.io
Uutils/coreutils
< 0.7.0
uutils/coreutils
< 0.7.0
Published
Apr 22, 2026
Tracked Since
Apr 22, 2026