# CVE-2026-35345: uutils coreutils has a Link Following Issue

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2026-35345-uutils-coreutils-has-a-link-following-issue  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2026-04-22  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2026-35345 · Severity: medium · CVSS 5.3 · Published 2026-04-22

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 Unlike GNU tail, the uutils implementation continues to monitor a path after it has been replaced by a symbolic link, subsequently outputting the contents of the link's target.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 sensitive system file (such as /etc/shadow), causing tail to disclose the contents of the sensitive file.

Technologies: [coreutils (crates.io)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/crates-io-coreutils), [Uutils Coreutils](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/uutils-coreutils). Vendors: [crates.io](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/crates-io), [Uutils](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/uutils).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2026-35345 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-35345 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2026-35345?** Medium severity, with a CVSS score of 5.3, published 22 April 2026.

**Which products and versions are affected?** coreutils (crates.io) SEMVER:introduced=0,last_affected=0.8.0.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2026-35345?** No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.

**Am I affected by CVE-2026-35345?** Check whether you run coreutils (crates.io) or Uutils Coreutils at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## Affected products

- coreutils (crates.io) SEMVER:introduced=0,last_affected=0.8.0
- Uutils Coreutils

## Identifiers

- CVE-2026-35345
- GHSA-xf75-659h-cgg5

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