CVE-2026-35360

MEDIUM EPSS 1.3%
Published Apr 22, 20262mo ago · Modified Jun 17, 20261w ago
6.3 CVSS 3.1
Medium
Find Similar
Published Apr 22, 2026 2mo ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 1w ago

Description

The touch utility in uutils coreutils is vulnerable to a Time-of-Check to Time-of-Use (TOCTOU) race condition during file creation. When the utility identifies a missing path, it later attempts creation using File::create(), which internally uses O_TRUNC. An attacker can exploit this window to create a file or swap a symlink at the target path, causing touch to truncate an existing file and leading to permanent data loss.

CVSS Details

Base Score
6.3
Exploitability
1.0
Impact
5.2
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector Local
Attack Complexity High
Privileges Required Low
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality None
Integrity High
Availability High

Threat Intelligence

EPSS Exploit Probability
1.3% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
Public Exploit Known
No Patch Available

Weaknesses 1

CWE-367

Affected Products 1

VendorProductVersionRange
uutilscoreutils*any

References 1

  • github.com https://github.com/uutils/coreutils/issues/10019
    ExploitIssue TrackingVendor Advisory

Remediation

No remediation data recorded yet

Check vendor advisories and the NVD entry for patch availability.