7.3

CVE-2026-35338

uutils coreutils chmod Path Traversal Bypass of --preserve-root

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.
Daten sind bereitgestellt durch National Vulnerability Database (NVD)
Uutils ≫ Coreutils SwPlatformrust Version < 0.6.0
Zu dieser CVE wurde keine Warnung gefunden.
EPSS Metriken
Typ Quelle Score Percentile
EPSS FIRST.org 0.18% 0.07
CVSS Metriken
Quelle Base Score Exploit Score Impact Score Vector String
security@ubuntu.com 7.3 1.3 5.9
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory.

https://github.com/uutils/coreutils/pull/10033
Patch
Issue Tracking
https://github.com/uutils/coreutils/releases/tag/0.6.0
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