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Vulnerability · CVE-2026-35376

A Time-of-Check to Time-of-Use (TOCTOU) vulnerability exists in the chcon utility of uutils coreutils during recursive operations.

Published Apr 22, 2026 · catalog updated Jun 17, 2026 · A Time-of-Check to Time-of-Use

Check if you run it

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-35376. EPSS is 0.11%. Act only if a listed version of A Time-of-Check to Time-of-Use is installed.

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  • The stored product name is a package slug. The name on this page is taken from the title (A Time-of-Check to Time-of-Use).
  • 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
Medium5.8
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
0.11%
Remediation
Not established
Affected products
cpe uutils/coreutils

A Time-of-Check to Time-of-Use (TOCTOU) vulnerability exists in the chcon utility of uutils coreutils during recursive operations. The implementation resolves recursive targets using a fresh path lookup (via fts_accpath) rather than binding the traversal and label application to the specific directory state encountered during traversal. Because these operations are not anchored to file descriptors, a local attacker with write access to a directory tree can exploit timing-sensitive rename or symbolic link races to redirect a privileged recursive relabeling operation to unintended files or directories. This vulnerability breaks the hardening expectations for SELinux administration workflows and can lead to the unauthorized modification of security labels on sensitive system objects.

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  • cpe uutils/coreutilsversion unspecified

How to fix CVE-2026-35376

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-2026-35376. EPSS is 0.11%. Act only if a listed version of A Time-of-Check to Time-of-Use 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-367: Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race Condition. EPSS 0.11%. 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

    A Time-of-Check to Time-of-Use (TOCTOU) vulnerability exists in the chcon utility of uutils coreutils during recursive operations. The implementation resolves recursive targets using a fresh path lookup (via fts_accpath) rather than binding the traversal and label application to the specific directory state encountered during traversal. Because these operations are not anchored to file descriptors

  2. Jun 17, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Updated

    A Time-of-Check to Time-of-Use (TOCTOU) vulnerability exists in the chcon utility of uutils coreutils during recursive operations. The implementation resolves recursive targets using a fresh path lookup (via fts_accpath) rather than binding the traversal and label application to the specific directory state encountered during traversal. Because these operations are not anchored to file descriptors

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2026-35376

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2026-35376

    30-day exploitation probability 0.1%

    first.org
  • NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2026-35376

    A Time-of-Check to Time-of-Use (TOCTOU) vulnerability exists in the chcon utility of uutils coreutils during recursive operations. The implementation resolves recursive targets using a fresh path lookup (via fts_accpath) rather than binding the traversal and label application to

    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.