← back
CVE-2026-35355

uutils coreutils install Arbitrary File Overwrite via Symlink TOCTOU Race

CVSS 6.3 MEDIUMEPSS 0.1%CWE-367
The install utility in uutils coreutils is vulnerable to a Time-of-Check to Time-of-Use (TOCTOU) race condition during file installation. The implementation unlinks an existing destination file and then recreates it using a path-based operation without the O_EXCL flag. A local attacker can exploit the window between the unlink and the subsequent creation to swap the path with a symbolic link, allowing them to redirect privileged writes to overwrite arbitrary system files.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
Affected products
Uutils · coreutils

Want to know if your infrastructure is exposed to this?

Talk to TrueHacking →