CVE 6.3 MEDIUM

uutils coreutils mv Arbitrary File Overwrite via Cross-Device TOCTOU Race Condition_CVE-2026-35364

6.3 / 10
MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H

Description

A Time-of-Check to Time-of-Use (TOCTOU) race condition exists in the mv utility of uutils coreutils during cross-device operations. The utility removes the destination path before recreating it through a copy operation. A local attacker with write access to the destination directory can exploit this window to replace the destination with a symbolic link. The subsequent privileged move operation will follow the symlink, allowing the attacker to redirect the write and overwrite an arbitrary target file with contents from the source.

Basic Information

ID CVE-2026-35364
Source canonical
Published Apr 22, 2026 at 16:08

Affected Product

Vendor Uutils
Product coreutils

CWE Classification

References

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