CVE-2026-53797 — rsync < 3.5.0 Symlink Race Condition Information Disclosure
rsync before 3.5.0 contains a symlink race condition vulnerability in the sender's source tree traversal that allows an attacker who can manipulate a parent directory of the sou…
Published: 2026-08-13 · CVSS: 5.7 · CVSS 4.0
rsync before 3.5.0 contains a symlink race condition vulnerability in the sender's source tree traversal that allows an attacker who can manipulate a parent directory of the source tree to redirect file reads to unintended paths. Attackers can atomically replace a parent directory component with a symlink pointing outside the source root between path resolution and file open operations to disclose file contents outside the intended transfer root.
Source: CVE Program · Revision 8b16575c39f1e1810c5e863010da073d2d3285e7