# CVE-2026-35368: uutils coreutils chroot Local Privilege Escalation and chroot Escape in via Name Service Switch (NSS) Injection

- Also known as: GHSA-MH5C-XRMH-M794
- Severity: CVSS 7.2 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2026-04-22 · Updated: 2026-04-25

## Affected

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

## Description

A vulnerability exists in the chroot utility of uutils coreutils when using the --userspec option. The utility resolves the user specification via getpwnam() after entering the chroot but before dropping root privileges. On glibc-based systems, this can trigger the Name Service Switch (NSS) to load shared libraries (e.g., libnss_*.so.2) from the new root directory. If the NEWROOT is writable by an attacker, they can inject a malicious NSS module to execute arbitrary code as root, facilitating a full container escape or privilege escalation.

## What to do

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## Related

- Browse: [crates.io packages](https://cve.now/ecosystem/crates.io.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://github.com/uutils/coreutils/issues/10327

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