CVE-2026-35366
uutils coreutils printenv Security Inspection Bypass via UTF-8 Enforcement
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 4.4 Medium
- Published
- Apr 22, 2026
- Updated
- Apr 22, 2026
- Reserved
- Apr 2, 2026
Description
The printenv utility in uutils coreutils fails to display environment variables containing invalid UTF-8 byte sequences. While POSIX permits arbitrary bytes in environment strings, the uutils implementation silently skips these entries rather than printing the raw bytes. This vulnerability allows malicious environment variables (e.g., adversarial LD_PRELOAD values) to evade inspection by administrators or security auditing tools, potentially allowing library injection or other environment-based attacks to go undetected.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | 4.4 Medium | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N | canonical |
Weaknesses
- CWE-754 Improper Check for Unusual or Exceptional Conditions
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
coreutilsUutils |
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References
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