HarborGuard / CVE
Back to search
HIGHCVE-2026-35341Published Modified CNA canonical

CVE-2026-35341: uutils coreutils mkfifo Unauthorized Permission Change on Existing Files

A vulnerability in uutils coreutils mkfifo allows for the unauthorized modification of permissions on existing files. When mkfifo fails to create a FIFO because a file already exists at the target path, it fails to terminate the operation for that path and continues to execute a follow-up set_permissions call. This results in the existing file's permissions being changed to the default mode (often 644 after umask), potentially exposing sensitive files such as SSH private keys to other users on the system.

Metrics

CVSS v3.1
7.1
Severity
HIGH
Fixed in
Affected Products
1
Affected packages
  • Uutils / coreutils
CVSS Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
References
CVE-2026-35341: uutils coreutils mkfifo Unauthorized Permission Change on Existing Files | HarborGuard CVE