CVE-2026-35365CWE-59

uutils coreutils mv Denial of Service and Data Duplication via Improper Symlink Expansion

Medium · published April 22, 2026

CVSS v3.1
6.6
EPSS
0%
Percentile
7.9
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

The mv utility in uutils coreutils improperly handles directory trees containing symbolic links during moves across filesystem boundaries. Instead of preserving symlinks, the implementation expands them, copying the linked targets as real files or directories at the destination. This can lead to resource exhaustion (disk space or time) if symlinks point to large external directories, unexpected duplication of sensitive data into unintended locations, or infinite recursion and repeated copying in the presence of symlink loops.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
6.6 · MEDIUM
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:L
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00187 · 7.9th percentile
Weakness
CWE-59 · Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')
Published
2026-04-22T16:08Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 22 APR 16:08Z
    uutils coreutils mv Denial of Service and Data Duplication via Improper Symlink Expansion
    cvelistv5