CVE-2026-35375
uutils coreutils split Local Data Integrity Issue via Lossy Filename Encoding
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 3.3 Low
- Published
- Apr 22, 2026
- Updated
- Apr 22, 2026
- Reserved
- Apr 2, 2026
Description
A logic error in the split utility of uutils coreutils causes the corruption of output filenames when provided with non-UTF-8 prefix or suffix inputs. The implementation utilizes to_string_lossy() when constructing chunk filenames, which automatically rewrites invalid byte sequences into the UTF-8 replacement character (U+FFFD). This behavior diverges from GNU split, which preserves raw pathname bytes intact. In environments utilizing non-UTF-8 encodings, this vulnerability leads to the creation of files with incorrect names, potentially causing filename collisions, broken automation, or the misdirection of output data.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | 3.3 Low | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N | canonical |
Weaknesses
- CWE-176 Improper Handling of Unicode Encoding
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
coreutilsUutils |
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References
- https://github.com/uutils/coreutils/pull/11397issue-trackingpatch
- https://github.com/uutils/coreutils/releases/tag/0.8.0vendor-advisory
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