Vulnerability in Uutils Coreutils

CVE-2026-35348

The sort utility in uutils coreutils is vulnerable to a process panic when using the --files0-from option with inputs containing non-UTF-8 filenames. The implementation enforces UTF-8 encoding and utilizes expect(), causing an immediate cr…

EPSS: 0.000 (3.5th 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:N/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-35348?
CVE-2026-35348 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Uutils Coreutils, classified under CWE-248. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2026-04-22.
How severe is CVE-2026-35348?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.