{"id":"CVE-2026-35338","revision":"92255c39a6274156a584bb9f2e00b0c9","records":[{"revision":"92255c39a6274156a584bb9f2e00b0c9","observedAt":"2026-10-23T15:48:27.903+00:00","statement":{"source":"cve-program","id":"CVE-2026-35338","aliases":[],"title":"uutils coreutils chmod Path Traversal Bypass of --preserve-root","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":"2026-04-22T16:07:31.316+00:00","modifiedAt":"2026-04-24T03:55:21.897+00:00","affected":[{"ecosystem":"https://github.com/uutils","name":"coreutils","ranges":[],"versions":[],"rawVersionEvidence":"{\n                    \"vendor\": \"Uutils\",\n                    \"product\": \"coreutils\",\n                    \"platforms\": [\n                        \"Linux\",\n                        \"Unix\",\n                        \"macOS\"\n                    ],\n                    \"collectionURL\": \"https://github.com/uutils\",\n                    \"packageName\": \"coreutils\",\n                    \"repo\": \"https://github.com/uutils/coreutils\",\n                    \"versions\": [\n                        {\n                            \"status\": \"affected\",\n                            \"lessThan\": \"0.6.0\",\n                            \"version\": \"0\",\n                            \"versionType\": \"semver\"\n                        }\n                    ],\n                    \"defaultStatus\": \"unaffected\"\n                }"}],"metrics":[{"system":"CVSS 3.1","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://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-35338","license":"CVE Program Terms of Use","key":"cve-program:CVE-2026-35338","identifiers":["CVE-2026-35338"]},"retained":false,"historicalAffected":[]}],"coverage":[]}