PT-2026-71637 · Rsync · Rsync

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CVE-2026-53799

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Published

2026-08-13

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Updated

2026-08-26

CVSS v4.0

7.2

High

VectorAV:L/AC:H/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
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions rsync versions prior to 3.5.0
Description A symlink race condition exists where a local attacker can cause the software to apply arbitrary Access Control Lists (ACLs) or extended attributes to unintended files. This occurs when a symlink is substituted at a predictable destination path between the file write operation and the subsequent acl set file() or lsetxattr() function calls. By exploiting this timing window, an attacker can redirect the application of ACLs and extended attributes to files outside the intended destination tree, which may lead to elevated permissions and local privilege escalation.
Recommendations Update rsync to version 3.5.0 or later.

Exploit

Fix

LPE

Link Following

Time Of Check To Time Of Use

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Weakness Enumeration

Related Identifiers

AZL-95849
CVE-2026-53799
ECHO-641E-898C-C057
GHSA-PHXH-HJQV-39C9
OPENSUSE-SU-2026:21650-1
SUSE-SU-2026:23253-1
SUSE-SU-2026:23254-1
SUSE-SU-2026:23289-1
SUSE-SU-2026:23323-1
SUSE-SU-2026:3634-1
SUSE-SU-2026:3657-1

Affected Products

Rsync