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.
References
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| https://github.com/uutils/coreutils/issues/10020 | Exploit Issue Tracking Vendor Advisory |
| https://github.com/uutils/coreutils/issues/10020 | Exploit Issue Tracking Vendor Advisory |
Configurations
History
24 Apr 2026, 19:03
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| CPE | cpe:2.3:a:uutils:coreutils:-:*:*:*:*:rust:*:* | |
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Uutils
Uutils coreutils |
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| References | () 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 - |
22 Apr 2026, 17:16
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| New CVE |
Information
Published : 2026-04-22 17:16
Updated : 2026-04-24 19:03
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
