uutils coreutils mkfifo Privilege Escalation via TOCTOU Race Condition
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cve-program · CVE-2026-35352
PublishedA Time-of-Check to Time-of-Use (TOCTOU) race condition exists in the mkfifo utility of uutils coreutils. The utility creates a FIFO and then performs a path-based chmod to set permissions. A local attacker with write access to the parent directory can swap the newly created FIFO for a symbolic link between these two operations. This redirects the chmod call to an arbitrary file, potentially enabling privilege escalation if the utility is run with elevated privileges.
- Source published
- 22 Apr 2026 16:08:07 UTC
- Source modified
- 4 May 2026 17:32:54 UTC
- Observed here
- 23 Oct 2026 15:48:27 UTC
- Source terms
- CVE Program Terms of Use
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CVSS 3.1 · 7.0 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
euvd · EUVD-2026-24986
PublishedA Time-of-Check to Time-of-Use (TOCTOU) race condition exists in the mkfifo utility of uutils coreutils. The utility creates a FIFO and then performs a path-based chmod to set permissions. A local attacker with write access to the parent directory can swap the newly created FIFO for a symbolic link between these two operations. This redirects the chmod call to an arbitrary file, potentially enabling privilege escalation if the utility is run with elevated privileges.
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datePublished: Apr 22, 2026, 4:08:07 PM
dateUpdated: May 4, 2026, 5:32:54 PM
- Source published
- Apr 22, 2026, 4:08:07 PM (timezone not stated)
- Source modified
- May 4, 2026, 5:32:54 PM (timezone not stated)
- Observed here
- 1 Nov 2026 06:08:45 UTC
- Source terms
- ENISA EUVD · source terms and attribution apply
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EUVD CVSS 3.1 · 7.0 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
nvd · CVE-2026-35352
PublishedA Time-of-Check to Time-of-Use (TOCTOU) race condition exists in the mkfifo utility of uutils coreutils. The utility creates a FIFO and then performs a path-based chmod to set permissions. A local attacker with write access to the parent directory can swap the newly created FIFO for a symbolic link between these two operations. This redirects the chmod call to an arbitrary file, potentially enabling privilege escalation if the utility is run with elevated privileges.
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Source analysis status: Modified
Weakness classifications: CWE-367
Original publisher date fields
published: 2026-04-22T17:16:37.597
lastModified: 2026-10-26T21:10:00.170
1 source CPE criteria · context only
- cpe:2.3:a:uutils:coreutils:-:*:*:*:*:rust:*:*
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- Source published
- 22 Apr 2026 17:16:37 UTC
- Source modified
- 26 Oct 2026 21:10:00 UTC
- Observed here
- 27 Oct 2026 09:03:12 UTC
- Source terms
- NIST NVD usage terms; underlying source attribution retained
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CVSS 3.1 · [email protected] · Secondary · 7.0 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
osv · GHSA-9gh9-hwpr-rvqq
PublishedA Time-of-Check to Time-of-Use (TOCTOU) race condition exists in the mkfifo utility of uutils coreutils. The utility creates a FIFO and then performs a path-based chmod to set permissions. A local attacker with write access to the parent directory can swap the newly created FIFO for a symbolic link between these two operations. This redirects the chmod call to an arbitrary file, potentially enabling privilege escalation if the utility is run with elevated privileges.
- Source published
- 22 Apr 2026 18:31:45 UTC
- Source modified
- 10 Sep 2026 03:51:01 UTC
- Observed here
- 24 Oct 2026 13:19:54 UTC
- Source terms
- GitHub Advisory Database · CC-BY-4.0
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CVSS_V3 · CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Publisher rating · HIGH