CVE-2026-35349

HIGH EPSS 8.2%
Published Apr 22, 20262mo ago · Modified Jun 17, 20261w ago
7.7 CVSS 3.1
High
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Published Apr 22, 2026 2mo ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 1w ago

Description

A vulnerability in the rm utility of uutils coreutils allows a bypass of the --preserve-root protection. The implementation uses a path-string check rather than comparing device and inode numbers to identify the root directory. An attacker or accidental user can bypass this safeguard by using a symbolic link that resolves to the root directory (e.g., /tmp/rootlink -> /), potentially leading to the unintended recursive deletion of the entire root filesystem.

CVSS Details

Base Score
7.7
Exploitability
2.5
Impact
5.2
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector Local
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality None
Integrity High
Availability High

Threat Intelligence

EPSS Exploit Probability
8.2% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
No Known Exploit
Patch Available

Weaknesses 1

CWE-59

Affected Products 1

VendorProductVersionRange
uutilscoreutils* <0.7.0

References 2

  • github.com https://github.com/uutils/coreutils/pull/9706
    Issue TrackingPatch
  • github.com https://github.com/uutils/coreutils/releases/tag/0.7.0
    Release Notes

Remediation

  • github.com https://github.com/uutils/coreutils/pull/9706
    Issue TrackingPatch