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CVE-2026-35345

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 Unlike GNU tail, the uutils implementation continues to monitor a path after it has been replaced by a symbolic link, subsequently outputting the contents of the link's target.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

Lifecycle PUBLISHED1 preserved revisionFact urn:baitaphish:canonical-cve-fact-revision:v2:be3ba1587d4bf02b4d8b15f5f1d4257fbf2351e63d68c7c501ae28c437bb9438

Known exploited

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Disputed

Stale source

Conflicts

Preserved source conflicts

No provider value was silently selected as the winner.

cwe · 2 assertions

{"cweId":"CWE-59","description":"CWE-59: Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')","lang":"en","type":"CWE"}

cve_program_cvelist_v5cwe
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{"cweId":"CWE-367","description":"CWE-367: Time-of-Check Time-of-Use (TOCTOU) Race Condition","lang":"en","type":"CWE"}

cve_program_cvelist_v5cwe
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Affected products and versions

1 source assertion

{"collectionURL":"https://github.com/uutils","defaultStatus":"affected","packageName":"coreutils","platforms":["Linux","Unix","macOS"],"product":"coreutils","repo":"https://github.com/uutils/coreutils","vendor":"Uutils"}

cve_program_cvelist_v5affected
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Provider-owned CVSS observations

1 source assertion

{"metric":{"attackComplexity":"HIGH","attackVector":"LOCAL","availabilityImpact":"NONE","baseScore":5.3,"baseSeverity":"MEDIUM","confidentialityImpact":"HIGH","integrityImpact":"LOW","privilegesRequired":"LOW","scope":"UNCHANGED","userInteraction":"NONE","vectorString":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N","version":"3.1"},"metric_type":"cvssV3_1"}

cve_program_cvelist_v5cvss
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CWE assertions

2 source assertions

{"cweId":"CWE-59","description":"CWE-59: Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')","lang":"en","type":"CWE"}

cve_program_cvelist_v5cwe
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{"cweId":"CWE-367","description":"CWE-367: Time-of-Check Time-of-Use (TOCTOU) Race Condition","lang":"en","type":"CWE"}

cve_program_cvelist_v5cwe
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Source references

2 source assertions

{"tags":["issue-tracking"],"url":"https://github.com/uutils/coreutils/issues/10328"}

cve_program_cvelist_v5reference
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{"tags":["exploit"],"url":"https://github.com/uutils/coreutils/issues/10328"}

cve_program_cvelist_v5reference
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Attribution and limitations

CVE Program CVEList V5: Reproduce the MITRE copyright designation and CVE license in copies. Source →

Provider severity values are preserved separately. Baitaphish does not convert them into a risk rating, infer affected products, or treat EPSS as observed exploitation.

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