CVE-2026-35368
HIGHuutils coreutils chroot Local Privilege Escalation and chroot Escape in via Name Service Switch (NSS) Injection
Title source: cnaDescription
A vulnerability exists in the chroot utility of uutils coreutils when using the --userspec option. The utility resolves the user specification via getpwnam() after entering the chroot but before dropping root privileges. On glibc-based systems, this can trigger the Name Service Switch (NSS) to load shared libraries (e.g., libnss_*.so.2) from the new root directory. If the NEWROOT is writable by an attacker, they can inject a malicious NSS module to execute arbitrary code as root, facilitating a full container escape or privilege escalation.
Scores
CVSS v3
7.8
EPSS
0.0001
EPSS Percentile
2.5%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Details
CWE
CWE-426
Status
published
Products (1)
Uutils/coreutils
Published
Apr 22, 2026
Tracked Since
Apr 22, 2026