CVE-2026-35363
Publication date 22 April 2026
Last updated 11 November 2026
Ubuntu priority
Description
A vulnerability in the rm utility of uutils coreutils allows the bypass of safeguard mechanisms intended to protect the current directory. While the utility correctly refuses to delete . or .., it fails to recognize equivalent paths with trailing slashes, such as ./ or .///. An accidental or malicious execution of rm -rf ./ results in the silent recursive deletion of all contents within the current directory. The command further obscures the data loss by reporting a misleading 'Invalid input' error, which may cause users to miss the critical window for data recovery.
Status
| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
| rust-coreutils | 26.10 stonking |
Fixed in 0.9.0-2ubuntu1
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| 26.04 LTS resolute |
Fixed in 0.10.0-1ubuntu2~26.04.1
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| 24.04 LTS noble |
Vulnerable
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| 22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release |
Notes
john-breton
Fixed in 0.10.0-1ubuntu2~26.04.1 in resolute-updates (LP: #2166202), but not yet in the -security pocket.
Severity score breakdown
CVSS version: CVSS v3.0
Base score
5.6 · Medium
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:L
References
Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)
- USN-9041-1
- uutils coreutils vulnerabilities
- 11 November 2026