{"id":"CVE-2026-35349","aliases":["GHSA-7cr3-h577-g38j"],"url":"https://o3.security/vulnerability/CVE-2026-35349","summary":"uutils coreutils Path-Based Safety Bypass with --preserve-root","details":"A vulnerability in the rm utility of uutils coreutils allows a bypass of the --preserve-root protection. The implementation uses a path-string check rather than comparing device and inode numbers to identify the root directory. An attacker or accidental user can bypass this safeguard by using a symbolic link that resolves to the root directory (e.g., /tmp/rootlink -> /), potentially leading to the unintended recursive deletion of the entire root filesystem.","published":"2026-04-22T16:07:59.808Z","modified":"2026-08-12T03:51:09.291839749Z","cvss":{"score":6.7,"severity":"MEDIUM","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H"},"epss":null,"cisaKev":null,"exploitsKnown":0,"affectedPackages":[{"ecosystem":"crates.io","name":"uu_rm","fixedVersion":"0.7.0"}],"fix":{"url":"https://github.com/uutils/coreutils/pull/9706","label":"uutils/coreutils#9706"},"references":[{"type":"WEB","url":"https://github.com/uutils"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/35xxx/CVE-2026-35349.json"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://github.com/uutils/coreutils/releases/tag/0.7.0"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-35349"},{"type":"FIX","url":"https://github.com/uutils/coreutils/pull/9706"},{"type":"PACKAGE","url":"https://github.com/uutils/coreutils"}],"provenance":{"sources":["OSV.dev","FIRST.org (EPSS)"],"lastVerified":"2026-08-12T03:51:09.291839749Z"}}