CVE-2026-35352
uutils coreutils mkfifo Privilege Escalation via TOCTOU Race Condition
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.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
uutils coreutils mkfifo Privilege Escalation via TOCTOU Race Condition
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.
- Record
CVE-2026-35352- CVSS 3.1
- 7.0 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-367
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2026-24986
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.
- Record
EUVD-2026-24986- CVSS 3.1
- 7.0 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-9gh9-hwpr-rvqq
uutils coreutils has a Time-of-Check to Time-of-Use (TOCTOU) race condition
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.
- Record
GHSA-9gh9-hwpr-rvqq- CVSS 3.1
- 7.0 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-367
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
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.
- Record
CVE-2026-35352- CVSS 3.1
- 7.0 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-367
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2026-35352
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.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2026-35352- CVSS 3.1
- 7.0 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-9gh9-hwpr-rvqq
uutils coreutils has a Time-of-Check to Time-of-Use (TOCTOU) race condition
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.
- Record
GHSA-9gh9-hwpr-rvqq- CVSS 3.1
- 7.0 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-367
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2026-35352
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.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2026-35352- CVSS 3.1
- 7.0 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
coreutilscrates.io |
through 0.8.0 | None known |
rust-coreutilsDebian:12 |
All versions, plus listed versions 0.0.17-20.0.17-30.0.17-40.0.17-50.0.17-6 Show 39 moreShow less0.0.19-10.0.19-20.0.19-30.0.20-10.0.21-10.0.22-10.0.23-10.0.23-20.0.23-30.0.24-10.0.24-20.0.26-10.0.26-20.0.26-30.0.26-40.0.26-50.0.27-10.0.27-20.0.27-30.0.30-10.0.30-20.0.30-30.0.30-3~exp10.0.30-40.10.0-10.11.0-10.11.0-20.12.0-10.6.0-10.7.0-10.8.0-10.8.0-20.8.0-30.8.0-40.8.0-50.8.0-60.9.0-10.9.0-20.9.0-3 |
None known |
rust-coreutilsDebian:13 |
All versions, plus listed versions 0.0.30-20.0.30-30.0.30-3~exp10.0.30-40.10.0-1 Show 14 moreShow less0.11.0-10.11.0-20.12.0-10.6.0-10.7.0-10.8.0-10.8.0-20.8.0-30.8.0-40.8.0-50.8.0-60.9.0-10.9.0-20.9.0-3 |
None known |
rust-coreutilsDebian:14 |
before 0.10.0-1, plus listed versions 0.0.30-20.0.30-30.0.30-3~exp10.0.30-40.6.0-1 Show 10 moreShow less0.7.0-10.8.0-10.8.0-20.8.0-30.8.0-40.8.0-50.8.0-60.9.0-10.9.0-20.9.0-3 |
0.10.0-1 |
rust-coreutilsUbuntu:24.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 0.0.20-10.0.22-10.0.23-10.0.23-20.0.23-30.0.24-10.0.24-2 |
None known |
rust-coreutilsUbuntu:25.10 |
All versions, plus listed versions 0.0.30-10.0.30-20.0.30-2ubuntu20.1.0-0ubuntu10.1.0+git20250711.2ba3a33-0ubuntu1 Show 11 moreShow less0.1.0+git20250711.2ba3a33-0ubuntu20.1.0+git20250711.2ba3a33-0ubuntu30.1.0+git20250711.2ba3a33-0ubuntu40.1.0+git20250801.cf79675-0ubuntu10.1.0+git20250813.4af2a84-0ubuntu20.1.0+git20250813.4af2a84-0ubuntu40.1.0+git20250813.4af2a84-0ubuntu60.1.0+git20250813.4af2a84-0ubuntu70.2.2-0ubuntu10.2.2-0ubuntu20.2.2-0ubuntu2.1 |
None known |
rust-coreutilsUbuntu:26.10 |
All versions, plus listed versions 0.8.0-0ubuntu30.8.0-0ubuntu40.9.0-2ubuntu20.10.0-1ubuntu10.10.0-1ubuntu2 Show 5 moreShow less0.10.0-1ubuntu30.11.0-2ubuntu10.11.0-2ubuntu20.12.0-1ubuntu10.12.0-1ubuntu2 |
None known |
rust-coreutilsUbuntu:26.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 0.2.2-0ubuntu20.2.2-0ubuntu40.5.0-0ubuntu10.5.0-0ubuntu20.6.0-0ubuntu10.7.0-0ubuntu10.8.0-0ubuntu30.10.0-1ubuntu2~26.04.1 |
None known |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2026-35352 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.0) in Uutils Coreutils, published April 22, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.15%, the 3rd percentile. Fixed in rust-coreutils 0.10.0-1.