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CVE-2026-53803
high 8.5
rsync before 3.5.0 contains a symlink following vulnerability that allows local attackers to overwrite arbitrary files by placing a symlink at a predictable output path such as --log-file, --write-batch, or daemon-mode log and statistics paths. Attackers can exploit rsync's failure to reject symlinks during ancillary file writes to redirect output to arbitrary filesystem locations, achieving local privilege escalation on installations where rsync runs with elevated privileges such as setuid or privileged daemon configurations.
Details
- Status
- Analyzed
- Published
- Last changed
- Source
- disclosure@vulncheck.com
- Weakness
- CWE-59
Severity
| Version | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 4.0 | high 8.5 | CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X |
disclosure@vulncheck.comSecondary |
| CVSS 3.1 | high 7.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
disclosure@vulncheck.comSecondary |
Affected products
Vendor and product from the NVD’s CPE applicability statements. Versions and conditions are on the NVD’s page.
- samba · rsync
References
- https://github.com/RsyncProject/rsync/releases/tag/v3.5.0ProductRelease Notes
- https://github.com/RsyncProject/rsync/security/advisories/GHSA-g9f4-7q66-9582Vendor Advisory
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/rsync-symlink-following-arbitrary-file-overwriteRelease NotesThird Party Advisory