CVE-2026-53801 PUBLISHED

rsync < 3.5.0 Symlink Race Condition Directory Traversal

Assigner: VulnCheck
Reserved: 10.06.2026 Published: 13.08.2026 Updated: 13.08.2026

rsync before 3.5.0 contains a symlink race condition vulnerability in the sender's directory scanning logic that allows attackers to cause the sender to enumerate and transfer files outside the module root's intended subtree. Attackers who can create or manipulate symlinks in a path component of the scanned tree can replace a symlink with a directory entry pointing outside the module root between the lstat() call and the subsequent opendir() call, exposing files beyond the intended root in both daemon-mode and non-daemon sender-side scanning.

Metrics

CVSS Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
CVSS Score: 8.2

Product Status

Vendor RsyncProject
Product rsync
Versions Default: unaffected
  • affected from 0 to 3.4.4 (incl.)
  • Version 3.5.0 is unaffected

References

Problem Types

  • CWE-59 Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following') CWE
  • CWE-367 Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race Condition CWE