CVE-2026-35349

MEDIUMNVD 6.76.7—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

This medium-severity CVE scores 6.7 under NVD CVSS v3. EPSS exploit probability: 0.0%, top 94% of all CVEs by exploit prediction. GitHub Security Advisory data not yet ingested — confidence will rise once GHSA publishes (typical lag: hours to days for open-source ecosystem CVEs; never for infrastructure-only CVEs).

Triggered by: NVD CVSS baseline
Sources: epss, nvd
6.7
EchelonGraph verdictMonitorLow exploitation likelihood right now — keep watching.
  • Lower severity and no public exploit yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: 0%CVSS: 6.7Exploit: NoneExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

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.

CVSS v3
6.7
EG Score
6.7(medium)
EPSS
8.2%
KEV
Not listed

Published

April 22, 2026

Last Modified

April 27, 2026

Advisory Details (2)

Auto-updated Jun 14, 2026
Patch available. Sources: github_pr, github_release.
github_release Patch Available

0.7.0

Patch available: uutils/coreutils 0.7.0

https://github.com/uutils/coreutils/releases/tag/0.7.0
github_pr

rm --preserve-root should work on symlink too

Fix merged in uutils/coreutils PR #9706 on 2026-02-05 — awaiting tagged release

https://github.com/uutils/coreutils/pull/9706

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-35349(1)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Affected Packages

(1 across 1 ecosystem)
crates.io(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
coreutils—0.7.0—

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 9× in last 7d / 41× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-35349?
CVE-2026-35349 is a medium vulnerability published on April 22, 2026. 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…
When was CVE-2026-35349 disclosed?
CVE-2026-35349 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on April 22, 2026, with the most recent update on April 27, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-35349 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-35349 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 8.2% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-35349?
CVE-2026-35349 has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.7 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-35349?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-35349, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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