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TI-2026-27519 Aliases CVE-2026-35381GHSA-pmfc-4wjj-gmhx

uutils coreutils cut Local Logic Error and Data Integrity Issue in Output Filtering

Priority LOW 15CWE-684Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · Low · None
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub.

Summary

A logic error in the cut utility of uutils coreutils causes the utility to ignore the -s (only-delimited) flag when using the -z (null-terminated) and -d '' (empty delimiter) options together. The implementation incorrectly routes this specific combination through a specialized newline-delimiter code path that fails to check the record suppression status. Consequently, uutils cut emits the entire record plus a NUL byte instead of suppressing it. This divergence from GNU coreutils behavior creates a data integrity risk for automated pipelines that rely on cut -s to filter out undelimited data.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00182 7th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Fixed coreutils (Uutils): 0.8.0uu_cut (crates.io): 0.8.0

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
Uutilscoreutilsbefore 0.8.00.8.0Patch availableCNA
—uu_cut (crates.io)before 0.8.00.8.0Patch availableGHSA-pmfc-4wjj-gmhx
  • coreutils VendorUutils Affected before 0.8.0 Fixed in 0.8.0 Patch available CNA
  • uu_cut (crates.io) Vendor— Affected before 0.8.0 Fixed in 0.8.0 Patch available GHSA-pmfc-4wjj-gmhx

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:uutils:coreutils:*:*:*:*:*:rust:*:*before 0.8.0VulnerableUutils
  • cpe:2.3:a:uutils:coreutils:*:*:*:*:*:rust:*:* Versions before 0.8.0 Vulnerable ·Uutils

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA coreutils (Uutils) Fixed in 0.8.0
  • Fix · GHSA-pmfc-4wjj-gmhx uu_cut (crates.io) Fixed in 0.8.0 Advisory →

Fixed in the same release

Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.

  • Advisory ·

    Uutils coreutils — github.com/uutils/coreutils/releases/tag/0.8.0

    7 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 3 MEDIUM, 4 LOW

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2026-27517 uutils coreutils tr Local Logic Error and Data Integrity Issue in Character Class HandlingPriority MEDIUM 49
    • TI-2026-27516 uutils coreutils expr Local Denial of Service via Eager Evaluation of Parenthesized SubexpressionsPriority MEDIUM 49
    • TI-2026-27513 uutils coreutils split Local Data Integrity Issue via Lossy Filename EncodingPriority MEDIUM 49
    Show all 7 records → Advisory →

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat's page for this CVE →

Not affected: 1 product
  • Red Hat

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-35381
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-pmfc-4wjj-gmhx
  3. 2026-10-06 Fix available: crates.io/[email protected] · GHSA-pmfc-4wjj-gmhx

References

Exploit 1

Advisory 2

Other 3

  • TI-2026-27506 uutils coreutils chroot Local Privilege Escalation and chroot Escape in via Name Service Switch (NSS) Injection CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.2
  • TI-2026-27498 uutils coreutils touch Arbitrary File Truncation via TOCTOU Race Condition CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.3
  • TI-2026-27488 uutils coreutils cp Unexpected Privileged Executable Creation with -p CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.6
  • TI-2026-27502 uutils coreutils mv Arbitrary File Overwrite via Cross-Device TOCTOU Race Condition CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.3
  • TI-2026-27493 uutils coreutils install Arbitrary File Overwrite via Symlink TOCTOU Race CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.3
  • TI-2026-27511 uutils coreutils ln Local Denial of Service via Improper Handling of Non-UTF-8 Filenames CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.5
See all 43 →

Sources

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