CVE-2026-35365
mv: symlinks expanded during cross-device move (resource exhaustion / data duplication)
Description
The mv utility in uutils coreutils improperly handles directory trees containing symbolic links during moves across filesystem boundaries. Instead of preserving symlinks, the implementation expands them, copying the linked targets as real files or directories at the destination. This can lead to resource exhaustion (disk space or time) if symlinks point to large external directories, unexpected duplication of sensitive data into unintended locations, or infinite recursion and repeated copying in the presence of symlink loops.
How to fix CVE-2026-35365
To remediate CVE-2026-35365, 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-2026-35365 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 | MEDIUM6.6 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:L |