🔐 CVE Alert

CVE-2026-53785

HIGH 7.1

rsync < 3.5.0 Path Traversal Write Escape via --relative Mode

CVSS Score
7.1
EPSS Score
0.0%
EPSS Percentile
0th

rsync before 3.5.0 contains a path traversal vulnerability that allows a malicious sender to write files outside the intended destination directory tree by crafting relative paths with symlink components in --relative mode. The make_path() function follows symlinks pointing outside the destination tree while creating intermediate directories without verifying that created paths remain within the destination boundary, enabling arbitrary file writes on the receiver's filesystem.

CWE CWE-59
Vendor rsyncproject
Product rsync
Published Aug 13, 2026
Last Updated Aug 13, 2026
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CVSS v3 Breakdown

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
High
Availability
High

Affected Versions

RsyncProject / rsync
0 ≤ 3.4.4

References

NVD ↗ CVE.org ↗ EPSS Data ↗
github.com: https://github.com/RsyncProject/rsync/security/advisories/GHSA-pph3-7xmf-rrqg github.com: https://github.com/RsyncProject/rsync/releases/tag/v3.5.0 vulncheck.com: https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/rsync-path-traversal-write-escape-via-relative-mode

Credits

seks99x