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.

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Wed, 22 Apr 2026 19:15:00 +0000

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{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


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Description 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.
Title uutils coreutils mkfifo Unauthorized Permission Change on Existing Files
Weaknesses CWE-732
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Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: canonical

Published:

Updated: 2026-04-22T18:14:56.746Z

Reserved: 2026-04-02T12:58:56.087Z

Link: CVE-2026-35341

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-04-22T18:14:48.241Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2026-04-22T17:16:36.060

Modified: 2026-04-22T21:23:52.620

Link: CVE-2026-35341

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Updated: 2026-04-22T18:30:23Z

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