CVE-2026-35349
Duplicate Advisory: uutils coreutils has a Link Following Issue Via rm Utility
6.7
MEDIUM
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.18%
Description
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.
How to fix CVE-2026-35349
To remediate CVE-2026-35349, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- —upgrade to 0.7.0 or later
- —upgrade to 0.7.0 or later
Is CVE-2026-35349 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.2%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (2)
- from 0, < 0.7.0
- from 0, < 0.7.0
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM6.7 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H |