What is CVE-2026-35368?

CVE-2026-35368 is a high-severity vulnerability in Uutils Coreutils, classified under Untrusted Search Path. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2026-04-22.

How severe is CVE-2026-35368?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Uutils Coreutils

CVE-2026-35368

A vulnerability exists in the chroot utility of uutils coreutils when using the --userspec option. The utility resolves the user specification via getpwnam() after entering the chroot but before dropping root privileges. On glibc-based sys…

EPSS: 0.001 (3.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Uutils Coreutils

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-426 — Untrusted Search Path

References

security@ubuntu.com (issue-tracking, Exploit, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-35368?: CVE-2026-35368 is a high-severity vulnerability in Uutils Coreutils, classified under Untrusted Search Path. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2026-04-22.
How severe is CVE-2026-35368?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.