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Attackers can exploit this timing window to redirect ACL and xattr application through a crafted symlink to files outside the intended destination tree, potentially granting elevated permissions and enabling local privilege escalation."},{"lang":"es","value":"rsync anterior a la versión 3.5.0 contiene una vulnerabilidad de condición de carrera de enlace simbólico que permite a atacantes locales hacer que rsync aplique ACLs arbitrarias o atributos extendidos a archivos no deseados al sustituir un enlace simbólico en una ruta de destino predecible entre la escritura del archivo y la subsiguiente llamada a acl_set_file() o lsetxattr(). Los atacantes pueden explotar esta ventana de tiempo para redirigir la aplicación de ACL y xattr a través de un enlace simbólico manipulado a archivos fuera del árbol de destino previsto, lo que podría otorgar permisos elevados y permitir la escalada de privilegios local."}],"affected":[{"source":"disclosure@vulncheck.com","affectedData":[{"vendor":"RsyncProject","product":"rsync","defaultStatus":"unaffected","repo":"https://github.com/RsyncProject/rsync","packageURL":"pkg:github/RsyncProject/rsync","versions":[{"version":"0","lessThanOrEqual":"3.4.4","versionType":"semver","status":"affected"},{"version":"3.5.0","versionType":"semver","status":"unaffected"}]}]}],"metrics":{"cvssMetricV40":[{"source":"disclosure@vulncheck.com","type":"Secondary","cvssData":{"version":"4.0","vectorString":"CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/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","baseScore":7.2,"baseSeverity":"HIGH","attackVector":"LOCAL","attackComplexity":"HIGH","attackRequirements":"NONE","privilegesRequired":"LOW","userInteraction":"NONE","vulnConfidentialityImpact":"HIGH","vulnIntegrityImpact":"HIGH","vulnAvailabilityImpact":"NONE","subConfidentialityImpact":"NONE","subIntegrityImpact":"NONE","subAvailabilityImpact":"NONE","exploitMaturity":"NOT_DEFINED","confidentialityRequirement":"NOT_DEFINED","integrityRequirement":"NOT_DEFINED","availabilityRequirement":"NOT_DEFINED","modifiedAttackVector":"NOT_DEFINED","modifiedAttackComplexity":"NOT_DEFINED","modifiedAttackRequirements":"NOT_DEFINED","modifiedPrivilegesRequired":"NOT_DEFINED","modifiedUserInteraction":"NOT_DEFINED","modifiedVulnConfidentialityImpact":"NOT_DEFINED","modifiedVulnIntegrityImpact":"NOT_DEFINED","modifiedVulnAvailabilityImpact":"NOT_DEFINED","modifiedSubConfidentialityImpact":"NOT_DEFINED","modifiedSubIntegrityImpact":"NOT_DEFINED","modifiedSubAvailabilityImpact":"NOT_DEFINED","Safety":"NOT_DEFINED","Automatable":"NOT_DEFINED","Recovery":"NOT_DEFINED","valueDensity":"NOT_DEFINED","vulnerabilityResponseEffort":"NOT_DEFINED","providerUrgency":"NOT_DEFINED"}}],"cvssMetricV31":[{"source":"disclosure@vulncheck.com","type":"Secondary","cvssData":{"version":"3.1","vectorString":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N","baseScore":6.3,"baseSeverity":"MEDIUM","attackVector":"LOCAL","attackComplexity":"HIGH","privilegesRequired":"LOW","userInteraction":"NONE","scope":"UNCHANGED","confidentialityImpact":"HIGH","integrityImpact":"HIGH","availabilityImpact":"NONE"},"exploitabilityScore":1.0,"impactScore":5.2}],"ssvcV203":[{"source":"134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0","ssvcData":{"timestamp":"2026-08-14T18:02:59.434021Z","id":"CVE-2026-53799","options":[{"exploitation":"none"},{"automatable":"no"},{"technicalImpact":"partial"}],"role":"CISA Coordinator","version":"2.0.3"}}]},"weaknesses":[{"source":"disclosure@vulncheck.com","type":"Secondary","description":[{"lang":"en","value":"CWE-59"},{"lang":"en","value":"CWE-367"}]}],"configurations":[{"nodes":[{"operator":"OR","negate":false,"cpeMatch":[{"vulnerable":true,"criteria":"cpe:2.3:a:samba:rsync:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*","versionEndExcluding":"3.5.0","matchCriteriaId":"6985EC7E-B9D3-4BD6-96F9-43F8322282E7"}]}]}],"references":[{"url":"https://github.com/RsyncProject/rsync/releases/tag/v3.5.0","source":"disclosure@vulncheck.com","tags":["Product","Release Notes"]},{"url":"https://github.com/RsyncProject/rsync/security/advisories/GHSA-phxh-hjqv-39c9","source":"disclosure@vulncheck.com","tags":["Vendor Advisory"]},{"url":"https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/rsync-symlink-race-condition-via-acl-xattr-application","source":"disclosure@vulncheck.com","tags":["Release Notes","Third Party Advisory"]}]}}