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CVE-2026-35360

The touch utility in uutils coreutils is vulnerable to a Time-of-Check to Time-of-Use (TOCTOU) race condition during file creation. When the utility identifies a missing path, it later attempts creation using File::create(), which internally uses O_TRUNC. An attacker can exploit this window to create a file or swap a symlink at the target path, causing touch to truncate an existing file and leading to permanent data loss.

CVSS 6.3 · MediumBuzz score 16.41 public exploit repository references

Buzz score

Why this CVE is surfacing

Buzz score total 16.4

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Buzz score components · mention 6.9 · diversity 5.0 · KEV 0.0 · OTX 0.0 · PoC 4.5
Mention score
6.9
1 evidence mentions in the snapshot
Diversity score
5.0
1 sources across 1 categories
KEV score
0.0
No KEV entry observed
OTX score
0.0
0 OTX pulses
PoC score
4.5
1 repos · best confidence 0.90
Best PoC traction
0
Maximum stars on a matched PoC repo

Why it matters now

Mention timeline

Total mentions
0
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Peak daily
0
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Evidence

Source links by recency

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Exploit code

Public exploit repository references

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1 repository references · best confidence 0.90 · max 0 stars
  • uutils/coreutilsHigh confidence
    githubNVD Exploit reference0 starsDiscovered Jul 12, 2026, 9:20 AM

    NVD labels the source link as Exploit; this is not independent verification of the repository's code.

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