PT-2026-71638
CVE-2026-53800
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Published
2026-08-13
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Updated
2026-10-15
Description by
CVSS 4.0
5.7
MediumMetricsAV:L/AC:H/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/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 in the
--remove-source-files feature. This occurs when an attacker with symlink creation access atomically substitutes a symlink for a source file between the completion of the transfer and the unlink() function call. This action causes the software to delete the symlink target instead of the intended source file, leading to arbitrary file deletion.Recommendations
Update to version 3.5.0 or later.
As a temporary mitigation, avoid using the
--remove-source-files feature.Exploitability
Exploit
Fix
Impacts
Vendors
Affected products
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