A logic error in the cut utility of uutils coreutils causes the program to incorrectly interpret the literal two-byte string '' (two single quotes) as an empty delimiter. The implementation mistakenly maps this string to the NUL character f…
Exact source revision recorded 27 Oct 2026 09:03:12 UTC. It does not establish the source's current position. Latest evidence.
nvd · CVE-2026-35380
PublishedA logic error in the cut utility of uutils coreutils causes the program to incorrectly interpret the literal two-byte string '' (two single quotes) as an empty delimiter. The implementation mistakenly maps this string to the NUL character for both the -d (delimiter) and --output-delimiter options. This vulnerability can lead to silent data corruption or logic errors in automated scripts and data pipelines that process strings containing these characters, as the utility may unintentionally split or join data on NUL bytes rather than the intended literal characters.
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Source analysis status: Analyzed
Weakness classifications: CWE-20 · NVD-CWE-noinfo
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published: 2026-04-22T17:16:43.047
lastModified: 2026-10-26T22:10:00.163
1 source CPE criteria · context only
- cpe:2.3:a:uutils:coreutils:*:*:*:*:*:rust:*:*
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- Source published
- 22 Apr 2026 17:16:43 UTC
- Source modified
- 26 Oct 2026 22:10:00 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 · 5.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N