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CVE-2026-92709

HIGH 8.1

Rsyslog: DynFile Path Traversal → Arbitrary File Write as Root → RCE

CVSS Score
8.1
EPSS Score
0.0%
EPSS Percentile
0th

Rsyslog is a rocket-fast system for log processing. From versions 1.15.0 to 8.2610.0, rsyslog's omfile dynaFile facility intentionally allows templates to generate flexible output paths. This supports valid deployments that route logs into different directories or use dynamically generated file names. A deployment becomes unsafe when a dynaFile template uses a value influenced by untrusted input as a path component without explicit secure-path handling. In that configuration, the rendered path can escape the operator's intended log directory. This is not limited to the RFC5424 HOSTNAME field. Any untrusted value that reaches a dynaFile path component can create the condition. At time of publication, there are no publicly available patches.

CWE CWE-22 CWE-73
Vendor rsyslog
Product rsyslog
Published Oct 22, 2026
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CVSS v3 Breakdown

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

Affected Versions

rsyslog / rsyslog
>= 1.15.0, <= 8.2610.0

References

NVD ↗ CVE.org ↗ EPSS Data ↗
github.com: https://github.com/rsyslog/rsyslog/security/advisories/GHSA-xmp9-244p-5ggv