High severity7.0NVD Advisory· Published Apr 22, 2026· Updated May 4, 2026
CVE-2026-35352
CVE-2026-35352
Description
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.
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Affected packages
Versions sourced from the GitHub Security Advisory.
| Package | Affected versions | Patched versions |
|---|---|---|
coreutilscrates.io | <= 0.8.0 | — |
Affected products
4- osv-coords3 versions
< 0.9.0-r0+ 2 more
- (no CPE)range: < 0.9.0-r0
- (no CPE)range: < 0.9.0-r0
- (no CPE)range: <= 0.8.0
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
6- github.com/uutils/coreutils/issues/10020nvdExploitIssue TrackingVendor AdvisoryWEB
- github.com/advisories/GHSA-9gh9-hwpr-rvqqghsaADVISORY
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-35352ghsaADVISORY
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/05/04/4nvdWEB
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/05/04/5nvdWEB
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/05/04/6nvdWEB
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