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CVE-2026-35338Disclosure(uutils / coreutils)

LOWCVSS 7.3 · HIGH

Signal is active with 1 mentions in latest observed window

Immediate actions

  • Track advisory updates for patch or workaround availability

Recommended action window: Monitor and triage in normal cycle

NVD 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.

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0.0/ 10 priority

Sources & remediation

Patch / fix
Other references
Weakness type (CWE)
CWE-22

Priority

LOW

Exploitation

NONE

PoC

NONE

Patch

AVAILABLE

Momentum

NONE

Are you affected?

If you run products in this scope, you should treat this CVE as relevant to your environment.

  • coreutils

Threat summary

  • 1 mentions across 1 observed day

What's happening

  • Technical details provided in 1 signal
  • Disclosure: 1 classified signal
  • 1 total mentions across 1 day

Affected systems

Vendors
uutils
Products
coreutils

Deep dive

Activity timeline1 mentions / 1d
00111Mentions · 2026-04-22: 1Technical Details · 2026-04-22: 104-22
Signal classification1 categories
Disclosure
1100.0%
Referenced assets1 URL
By indicator
Full discourse1 post
  • CVE@CVEnew
    Disclosure

    CVE-2026-35338 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 … https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-35338

    Post summary

    CVE-2026-35338 reveals that the chmod utility in uutils coreutils can bypass the --preserve-root safety mechanism because it only validates the target, with no known exploit tool, active exploitation, or patch discussed.

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