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CVE-2026-35364: uutils coreutils mv Arbitrary File Overwrite via Cross-Device TOCTOU Race Condition
- Severity: medium (CVSS 6.3 v3.1)
- Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
- EPSS: 0.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
- Public exploit or detection template: yes
- Published: 2026-04-22 · updated 2026-10-26
- Weakness: CWE-367
Description
A Time-of-Check to Time-of-Use (TOCTOU) race condition exists in the mv utility of uutils coreutils during cross-device operations. The utility removes the destination path before recreating it through a copy operation. A local attacker with write access to the destination directory can exploit this window to replace the destination with a symbolic link. The subsequent privileged move operation will follow the symlink, allowing the attacker to redirect the write and overwrite an arbitrary target file with contents from the source.
Affected products
- Uutils coreutils: all versions
References
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