CVE-2026-53789
HIGH
MEDIUM
Priority: 0.03
BB Relevance:
64/100
Published: 2026-08-13
Modified: 2026-10-24
First seen: 2026-10-29
Status: active
Attack Surface
Network
Low Complexity
No Auth
CVSS Vector Breakdown
AV:
Network
AC:
Low
PR:
None
UI:
Passive
S:
X
AT:
None
VC:
None
VI:
None
VA:
High
Description
rsync before 3.5.0 contains an improper path handling vulnerability that allows a malicious sender to expand the scope of --delete operations beyond the intended destination subtree by sending a crafted file list that causes rsync to reclassify implied parent directory entries or treat synthetic paths as the transfer root. Attackers can exploit multiple variants including implied parent reclassification, synthetic root path construction, legacy protocol behavior below version 30, and non-directory root handling to cause the receiver to delete files outside the authorized destination directory.
Weakness Classification (1)
References & Advisories (3)
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