CVE-2026-35368

HIGHNVD 7.87.8—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 7.8 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2026-04-22. NVD baseline CVSS 7.8; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
Elevated
7.8
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: 0%CVSS: 7.8Exploit: NoneExposed: 0

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

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 systems, this can trigger the Name Service Switch (NSS) to load shared libraries (e.g., libnss_*.so.2) from the new root directory. If the NEWROOT is writable by an attacker, they can inject a malicious NSS module to execute arbitrary code as root, facilitating a full container escape or privilege escalation.

CVSS v3
7.8
EG Score
7.8(medium)
EPSS
3.5%
KEV
Not listed

Published

April 22, 2026

Last Modified

April 24, 2026

Advisory Details (1)

Auto-updated Jun 4, 2026
No patch confirmed yet.
generic

chroot --userspec NSS Injection Before Privilege Drop (glibc) · Issue #10327 · uutils/coreutils · GitHub

https://github.com/uutils/coreutils/issues/10327

Patch Availability(1)

Vendor / EcosystemFixed in / PatchReleasedSource
rustcoreutils—ghsa

Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.

Affected Packages

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

Weakness Classification(1)

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

Data Freshness Timeline

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-35368?
CVE-2026-35368 is a high vulnerability published on April 22, 2026. 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 systems, this can trigger the Name Service Switch (NSS) to load…
When was CVE-2026-35368 disclosed?
CVE-2026-35368 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on April 22, 2026, with the most recent update on April 24, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-35368 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-35368 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 3.5% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-35368?
CVE-2026-35368 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.8 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-35368?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-35368, 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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