CVE-2026-35381

April 22, 2026, 9:23 p.m.

3.3
Low

Description

A logic error in the cut utility of uutils coreutils causes the utility to ignore the -s (only-delimited) flag when using the -z (null-terminated) and -d '' (empty delimiter) options together. The implementation incorrectly routes this specific combination through a specialized newline-delimiter code path that fails to check the record suppression status. Consequently, uutils cut emits the entire record plus a NUL byte instead of suppressing it. This divergence from GNU coreutils behavior creates a data integrity risk for automated pipelines that rely on cut -s to filter out undelimited data.

Product(s) Impacted

Vendor Product Versions
Uutils
  • Coreutils
  • *

Weaknesses

Common security weaknesses mapped to this vulnerability.

CWE-684
Incorrect Provision of Specified Functionality
The code does not function according to its published specifications, potentially leading to incorrect usage.

*CPE(s)

Affected systems and software identified for this CVE.

Type Vendor Product Version Update Edition Language Software Edition Target Software Target Hardware Other Information
a uutils coreutils / / / / / / / /

CVSS Score

3.3 / 10

CVSS Data - 3.1

  • Attack Vector: LOCAL
  • Attack Complexity: LOW
  • Privileges Required: LOW
  • Scope: UNCHANGED
  • Confidentiality Impact: NONE
  • Integrity Impact: LOW
  • Availability Impact: NONE
  • CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

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Timeline

Published: April 22, 2026, 5:16 p.m.
Last Modified: April 22, 2026, 9:23 p.m.

Status : Undergoing Analysis

CVE has been recently published to the CVE List and has been received by the NVD.

More info

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