HOMEVULNERABILITIESCVE-2026-35366
MEDIUM

CVE-2026-35366

CWE-754Published: April 22, 2026· Updated: Apr 22, 2026

4.4
CVSS v3.1
EPSS:0.01%probability of exploitation in 30 daysPercentile:1.4th

Official Description

The printenv utility in uutils coreutils fails to display environment variables containing invalid UTF-8 byte sequences. While POSIX permits arbitrary bytes in environment strings, the uutils implementation silently skips these entries rather than printing the raw bytes. This vulnerability allows malicious environment variables (e.g., adversarial LD_PRELOAD values) to evade inspection by administrators or security auditing tools, potentially allowing library injection or other environment-based attacks to go undetected.

NVD Source

Technical Analysis

CVE-2026-35366 requires local access, meaning attackers must already have a foothold on the target system.

Exploitation requires low privileges, which limits the exposure to scenarios where an attacker has already gained initial access.

CVSS v3.1 Vector Breakdown

Exploitability
Attack VectorLocal
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges Req.Low
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged
Impact
ConfidentialityLow
IntegrityLow
AvailabilityNone
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N

Affected Vendors & Products

Mentioned vendors (from description):
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CPE data not yet available in NVD for this CVE.

Exploit & PoC Resources

NO KNOWN EXPLOITNo public exploit confirmed at this time
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All References (4)

Quick Facts

CVE IDCVE-2026-35366
CVSS Score4.4 / 10
SeverityMEDIUM
WeaknessCWE-754
CISA KEVNo
EPSS (30d)0.01%
PublishedApr 22, 2026

Related CVEs (CWE-754)

Recommended Actions

  • Apply vendor patches immediately
  • Monitor CVE-2026-35366 in threat intel feeds
  • Review IDS/IPS signatures for exploitation attempts
Data sourced from NVD (NIST), CISA KEV, and EPSS (FIRST). Analysis generated by CTIWATCH.COM. CVE data is provided under the NVD usage policy.