What is CVE-2026-35350?

CVE-2026-35350 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Uutils Coreutils, classified under Improper Preservation of Permissions. CVSS score: 6.6/10. Published 2026-04-22.

How severe is CVE-2026-35350?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.6 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Uutils Coreutils

CVE-2026-35350

The cp utility in uutils coreutils fails to properly handle setuid and setgid bits when ownership preservation fails. When copying with the -p (preserve) flag, the utility applies the source mode bits even if the chown operation is unsucce…

EPSS: 0.000 (2.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.6 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:L.

Affected products

Uutils Coreutils

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-281 — Improper Preservation of Permissions

References

github.com/uutils/coreutils/issues/9750 (issue-tracking)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-35350?: CVE-2026-35350 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Uutils Coreutils, classified under Improper Preservation of Permissions. CVSS score: 6.6/10. Published 2026-04-22.
How severe is CVE-2026-35350?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.6 out of 10.