CVE-2026-35338
high
CVSS v3
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CVSS v2
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VIR risk
8.0
Description
uutils coreutils allows users to bypass the --preserve-root safety mechanism
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
Vendor advisory: debian — https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-35338
OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | bookworm | affected | |
| debian | sid | fixed | 0.6.0-1 |
| debian | trixie | affected | |
References
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-35338
- https://github.com/uutils/coreutils/pull/10033
- https://github.com/uutils/coreutils/commit/413055b378fa6fe2299c5e5f538c8e6e841ab810
- https://github.com/uutils/coreutils
- https://github.com/uutils/coreutils/releases/tag/0.6.0
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-35338
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-9gqx-53gp-c8g3
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.