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Description

The id utility in uutils coreutils exhibits incorrect behavior in its "pretty print" output when the real UID and effective UID differ. The implementation incorrectly uses the effective GID instead of the effective UID when performing a name lookup for the effective user. This results in misleading diagnostic output that can cause automated scripts or system administrators to make incorrect decisions regarding file permissions or access control.

PUBLISHED Reserved 2026-04-02 | Published 2026-04-22 | Updated 2026-04-22 | Assigner canonical




LOW: 3.3CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

Problem types

CWE-451: User Interface (UI) Misrepresentation of Critical Information

Product status

Default status
affected

Credits

Zellic finder

References

github.com/uutils/coreutils/issues/10006 exploit

github.com/uutils/coreutils/issues/10006 issue-tracking

cve.org (CVE-2026-35371)

nvd.nist.gov (CVE-2026-35371)

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