Vulnerability in Uutils Coreutils

CVE-2026-35373

A logic error in the ln utility of uutils coreutils causes the program to reject source paths containing non-UTF-8 filename bytes when using target-directory forms (e.g., ln SOURCE... DIRECTORY). While GNU ln treats filenames as raw bytes…

EPSS: 0.000 (3.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 3.3 (Low). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-35373?
CVE-2026-35373 is a low-severity vulnerability in Uutils Coreutils, classified under CWE-176. CVSS score: 3.3/10. Published 2026-04-22.
How severe is CVE-2026-35373?
Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.3 out of 10.