CVE-2026-35349 — uutils coreutils Path-Based Safety Bypass with --preserve-root

CVE-2026-35349

uutils coreutils Path-Based Safety Bypass with --preserve-root PUBLISHED

Description (CNA)

A vulnerability in the rm utility of uutils coreutils allows a bypass of the --preserve-root protection. The implementation uses a path-string check rather than comparing device and inode numbers to identify the root directory. An attacker or accidental user can bypass this safeguard by using a symbolic link that resolves to the root directory (e.g., /tmp/rootlink -> /), potentially leading to the unintended recursive deletion of the entire root filesystem.

Affected (CNA)

Vendor / product	Versions
Uutils / coreutils	affected 0 before 0.7.0

CWE

CWE-59

References

https://github.com/uutils/coreutils/pull/9706
https://github.com/uutils/coreutils/releases/tag/0.7.0

ADP enrichment

CISA-ADP

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