CVE-2026-35345 — uutils coreutils tail Privileged Information Disclosure via Symlink Replacement Race
A vulnerability in the tail utility of uutils coreutils allows for the exfiltration of sensitive file contents when using the --follow=name option. Unlike GNU tail, the uutils i…
Published: 2026-04-22 · CVSS: 5.3 · CVSS 3.1
A vulnerability in the tail utility of uutils coreutils allows for the exfiltration of sensitive file contents when using the --follow=name option. Unlike GNU tail, the uutils implementation continues to monitor a path after it has been replaced by a symbolic link, subsequently outputting the contents of the link's target. In environments where a privileged user (e.g., root) monitors a log directory, a local attacker with write access to that directory can replace a log file with a symlink to a sensitive system file (such as /etc/shadow), causing tail to disclose the contents of the sensitive file.
Source: CVE Program · Revision 8b16575c39f1e1810c5e863010da073d2d3285e7