CVE-2026-35352

A Time-of-Check to Time-of-Use (TOCTOU) race condition exists in the mkfifo utility of uutils coreutils. The utility creates a FIFO and then performs a path-based chmod to set permissions. A local attacker with write access to the parent directory can swap the newly created FIFO for a symbolic link between these two operations. This redirects the chmod call to an arbitrary file, potentially enabling privilege escalation if the utility is run with elevated privileges.
Configurations

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cpe:2.3:a:uutils:coreutils:-:*:*:*:*:rust:*:*

History

04 May 2026, 18:16

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References
  • () http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/05/04/5 -
  • () http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/05/04/6 -

04 May 2026, 12:16

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References
  • () http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/05/04/4 -

24 Apr 2026, 19:03

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CPE cpe:2.3:a:uutils:coreutils:-:*:*:*:*:rust:*:*
First Time Uutils
Uutils coreutils
References () https://github.com/uutils/coreutils/issues/10020 - () https://github.com/uutils/coreutils/issues/10020 - Exploit, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory

22 Apr 2026, 19:17

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References () https://github.com/uutils/coreutils/issues/10020 - () https://github.com/uutils/coreutils/issues/10020 -

22 Apr 2026, 17:16

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New CVE

Information

Published : 2026-04-22 17:16

Updated : 2026-05-04 18:16


NVD link : CVE-2026-35352

Mitre link : CVE-2026-35352

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-35352


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Products Affected

uutils

  • coreutils
CWE
CWE-367

Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race Condition