{"id":"CVE-2026-35338","revision":"0682405188a5475eb949881bad0893cf","records":[{"revision":"0682405188a5475eb949881bad0893cf","observedAt":"2026-10-27T09:03:12.132+00:00","statement":{"source":"nvd","id":"CVE-2026-35338","aliases":[],"title":"A vulnerability in the chmod utility of uutils coreutils allows users to bypass the --preserve-root safety mechanism. The implementation only validates if the target path is literally / and does not canonicalize the path. An attacker or acc…","description":"A vulnerability in the chmod utility of uutils coreutils allows users to bypass the --preserve-root safety mechanism. The implementation only validates if the target path is literally / and does not canonicalize the path. An attacker or accidental user can use path variants such as /../ or symbolic links to execute destructive recursive operations (e.g., chmod -R 000) on the entire root filesystem, leading to system-wide permission loss and potential complete system breakdown.","state":0,"publishedAt":"2026-04-22T17:16:35.583+00:00","modifiedAt":"2026-10-26T21:10:00.17+00:00","affected":[],"metrics":[{"system":"CVSS 3.1 · security@ubuntu.com · Secondary","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","score":7.3,"severity":"HIGH"}],"references":["https://github.com/uutils/coreutils/pull/10033","https://github.com/uutils/coreutils/releases/tag/0.6.0"],"sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-35338","license":"NIST NVD usage terms; underlying source attribution retained","enrichment":{"sourceStatus":"Analyzed","weaknesses":["CWE-22"],"productCriteria":["cpe:2.3:a:uutils:coreutils:*:*:*:*:*:rust:*:*"],"sourceDates":{"published":"2026-04-22T17:16:35.583","lastModified":"2026-10-26T21:10:00.170"},"relatedAdvisories":[],"note":"NVD analysis and CPE criteria are source context, not proof that a package or your environment is affected. Complete affected data, logical configurations and SSVC are retained in the original JSON."},"key":"nvd:CVE-2026-35338","identifiers":["CVE-2026-35338"]},"retained":false,"historicalAffected":[]}],"coverage":[]}