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Duplicate Advisory: uutils coreutils has a Path Traversal issue

Affects coreutilsSource GCVE Database

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CVSS 5.6 Medium.

Data as of 7 Jul 2026, 12:28 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
5.6Medium
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:L

What to do

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
crates.iocoreutilsAffected
  • <=0.8.0
Fixed in–

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AI-suggested

Until a fix is available, users should avoid using 'rm -rf' with paths that include trailing slashes referencing the current directory. Careful command usage and verification can help prevent accidental data loss.

Description

### Duplicate Advisory This advisory has been withdrawn because it is a duplicate of GHSA-89p7-7cq3-hhr2. This link is maintained to preserve external references. ### Original 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.

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