# CVE-2026-35351: uutils coreutils mv Silent Ownership Loss in Cross-Device Operations

- Also known as: GHSA-957R-R8GC-VV3H
- Severity: CVSS 4.2 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2026-04-22 · Updated: 2026-04-22

## Affected

- coreutils: version range not reported
- coreutils (crates.io): through 0.8.0

## Description

The mv utility in uutils coreutils fails to preserve file ownership during moves across different filesystem boundaries. The utility falls back to a copy-and-delete routine that creates the destination file using the caller's UID/GID rather than the source's metadata. This flaw breaks backups and migrations, causing files moved by a privileged user (e.g., root) to become root-owned unexpectedly, which can lead to information disclosure or restricted access for the intended owners.

## What to do

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## Related

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## References

- https://github.com/uutils/coreutils/issues/9714

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