CVEvulnerability
CVE-2026-53802
8.4 HIGH
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- Status
- Analyzed
- Published
- 2026-08-13
- Last modified
- 2026-10-24
- Assigner
- [email protected]
- CVSS 4.0 ([email protected])
- 8.4 HIGH — CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/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
- CVSS 3.1 ([email protected])
- 7.1 HIGH — CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
- Weaknesses
- CWE-61
Description
rsync before 3.5.0 contains an arbitrary file read vulnerability that allows attackers to read files accessible to the rsync daemon process by exploiting symlink following in input configuration file handling including --files-from, --password-file, and filter merge files. Attackers can place a symlink at a predictable --files-from or --password-file path, or supply a --files-from path that escapes the daemon module root, to read arbitrary files accessible to the rsync process.
Affected configurations
• samba rsync (< 3.5.0)
Related
Weakness · CWE (1)
- CWE-61 UNIX Symbolic Link (Symlink) Following weakness
References
- https://github.com/RsyncProject/rsync/releases/tag/v3.5.0 Product, Release Notes
- https://github.com/RsyncProject/rsync/security/advisories/GHSA-4mfr-8jrv-49x4 Vendor Advisory
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/rsync-arbitrary-file-read-via-symlink-following Release Notes, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/RsyncProject/rsync/security/advisories/GHSA-4mfr-8jrv-49x4 Vendor Advisory