CVE-2026-35360 — uutils coreutils touch Arbitrary File Truncation via TOCTOU Race Condition
The touch utility in uutils coreutils is vulnerable to a Time-of-Check to Time-of-Use (TOCTOU) race condition during file creation. When the utility identifies a missing path, i…
Published: 2026-04-22 · CVSS: 6.3 · CVSS 3.1
The touch utility in uutils coreutils is vulnerable to a Time-of-Check to Time-of-Use (TOCTOU) race condition during file creation. When the utility identifies a missing path, it later attempts creation using File::create(), which internally uses O_TRUNC. An attacker can exploit this window to create a file or swap a symlink at the target path, causing touch to truncate an existing file and leading to permanent data loss.
Source: CVE Program · Revision 8b16575c39f1e1810c5e863010da073d2d3285e7