What is CVE-2026-35339?

CVE-2026-35339 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Uutils Coreutils, classified under CWE-253. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2026-04-22.

How severe is CVE-2026-35339?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Uutils Coreutils

CVE-2026-35339

The recursive mode (-R) of the chmod utility in uutils coreutils incorrectly handles exit codes when processing multiple files. The final return value is determined solely by the success or failure of the last file processed. This allows t…

EPSS: 0.000 (2.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.

Affected products

Uutils Coreutils — versions 0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-253

References

security@ubuntu.com (issue-tracking, Patch, patch, Issue Tracking)
security@ubuntu.com (vendor-advisory, Release Notes)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-35339?: CVE-2026-35339 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Uutils Coreutils, classified under CWE-253. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2026-04-22.
How severe is CVE-2026-35339?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.