CVE-2026-35356Published

uutils coreutils install Arbitrary File Overwrite with -D via Path Component Symlink Race

Exact source revision recorded 23 Oct 2026 15:48:27 UTC. It does not establish the source's current position. Latest evidence.

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cve-program · CVE-2026-35356

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A Time-of-Check to Time-of-Use (TOCTOU) vulnerability exists in the install utility of uutils coreutils when using the -D flag. The command creates parent directories and subsequently performs a second path resolution to create the target file, neither of which is anchored to a directory file descriptor. An attacker with concurrent write access can replace a path component with a symbolic link between these operations, redirecting the privileged write to an arbitrary file system location.

Source published: 22 Apr 2026 16:08:17 UTC
Source modified: 22 Apr 2026 18:00:14 UTC
Observed here: 23 Oct 2026 15:48:27 UTC
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CVSS 3.1 · 6.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H