HIGH 8.4 NVD
CVE-2026-53784
rsync before 3.5.0 contains a path traversal vulnerability that allows remote clients to access files outside the intended module root when use chroot is disabl
rsync before 3.5.0 contains a path traversal vulnerability that allows remote clients to access files outside the intended module root when use chroot is disabled and the module root path or a component of it is a symlink. The daemon calls chdir() to the module root at session initialization without resolving symlinks via realpath() or equivalent, causing subsequent relative-path operations to reference files relative to the symlink target rather than the intended module root, enabling unauthorized file access.
References
- https://github.com/RsyncProject/rsync/releases/tag/v3.5.0
- https://github.com/RsyncProject/rsync/security/advisories/GHSA-ffg2-fr5g-3rxw
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/rsync-path-traversal-via-symlink-module-root
This high severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 8.4 was published on 2026-08-13 via NVD.
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