CVE-2026-35365

MEDIUM

uutils coreutils mv Denial of Service and Data Duplication via Improper Symlink Expansion

Title source: cna
STIX 2.1

Description

The mv utility in uutils coreutils improperly handles directory trees containing symbolic links during moves across filesystem boundaries. Instead of preserving symlinks, the implementation expands them, copying the linked targets as real files or directories at the destination. This can lead to resource exhaustion (disk space or time) if symlinks point to large external directories, unexpected duplication of sensitive data into unintended locations, or infinite recursion and repeated copying in the presence of symlink loops.

References (2)

Core 2
Core References

Scores

CVSS v3 6.6
EPSS 0.0016
EPSS Percentile 5.6%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:L

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation none
Automatable no
Technical Impact partial

Details

CWE
CWE-59
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