CVE-2024-12087
MEDIUM
MEDIUM
Priority: 0.15
BB Relevance:
63/100
Published: 2025-01-14
Modified: 2026-11-03
First seen: 2026-11-03
Status: active
Attack Surface
Network
Low Complexity
No Auth
Integ. Impact
CVSS Vector Breakdown
AV:
Network
AC:
Low
PR:
None
UI:
Required
S:
Unchanged
C:
None
I:
High
A:
None
Description
A path traversal vulnerability exists in rsync. It stems from behavior enabled by the `--inc-recursive` option, a default-enabled option for many client options and can be enabled by the server even if not explicitly enabled by the client. When using the `--inc-recursive` option, a lack of proper symlink verification coupled with deduplication checks occurring on a per-file-list basis could allow a server to write files outside of the client's intended destination directory. A malicious server could write malicious files to arbitrary locations named after valid directories/paths on the client.
Weakness Classification (1)
References & Advisories (16)
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_REDHAT
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_REDHAT
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_REDHAT
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_REDHAT
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_REDHAT
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_REDHAT
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_REDHAT
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_REDHAT
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_REDHAT
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_REDHAT
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_REDHAT
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_REDHAT
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_REDHAT
vdb-entry
x_refsource_REDHAT
issue-tracking
x_refsource_REDHAT