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Vulnerability · CVE-2026-35366

The printenv utility in uutils coreutils fails to display environment variables containing invalid UTF-8 byte sequences.

Published Apr 22, 2026 · catalog updated Jun 17, 2026 · The printenv utility in

Check if you run it

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-35366. EPSS is 0.19%. Act only if a listed version of The printenv utility in is installed.

Gaps on this record

  • The stored product name is a package slug. The name on this page is taken from the title (The printenv utility in).
  • No version range is stored. A customer cannot check an installed version against this record.
  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
Severity
Medium4.4
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
0.19%
Remediation
Not established
Affected products
cpe uutils/coreutils

The printenv utility in uutils coreutils fails to display environment variables containing invalid UTF-8 byte sequences. While POSIX permits arbitrary bytes in environment strings, the uutils implementation silently skips these entries rather than printing the raw bytes. This vulnerability allows malicious environment variables (e.g., adversarial LD_PRELOAD values) to evade inspection by administrators or security auditing tools, potentially allowing library injection or other environment-based attacks to go undetected.

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  • cpe uutils/coreutilsversion unspecified

How to fix CVE-2026-35366

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-35366. EPSS is 0.19%. Act only if a listed version of The printenv utility in is installed.

Which versions are affected?

Affected version ranges are not on this record. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

CWE-754. EPSS 0.19%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

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Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Apr 22, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Detected

    The printenv utility in uutils coreutils fails to display environment variables containing invalid UTF-8 byte sequences. While POSIX permits arbitrary bytes in environment strings, the uutils implementation silently skips these entries rather than printing the raw bytes. This vulnerability allows malicious environment variables (e.g., adversarial LD_PRELOAD values) to evade inspection by administr

  2. Jun 17, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Updated

    The printenv utility in uutils coreutils fails to display environment variables containing invalid UTF-8 byte sequences. While POSIX permits arbitrary bytes in environment strings, the uutils implementation silently skips these entries rather than printing the raw bytes. This vulnerability allows malicious environment variables (e.g., adversarial LD_PRELOAD values) to evade inspection by administr

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2026-35366

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2026-35366

    30-day exploitation probability 0.2%

    first.org
  • NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2026-35366

    The printenv utility in uutils coreutils fails to display environment variables containing invalid UTF-8 byte sequences. While POSIX permits arbitrary bytes in environment strings, the uutils implementation silently skips these entries rather than printing the raw bytes. This vul

    nvd.nist.gov

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 18, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.