CVE-2026-70454 — rsync < 3.5.0 TLS Certificate Validation Bypass via SSL/OpenSSL Mode
rsync 3.2.0 through 3.2.3 (openssl mode) and rsync-ssl through 3.4.4 (stunnel mode) contain a TLS certificate validation vulnerability that allows on-path attackers to intercept…
Published: 2026-08-13 · CVSS: 7.6 · CVSS 4.0
rsync 3.2.0 through 3.2.3 (openssl mode) and rsync-ssl through 3.4.4 (stunnel mode) contain a TLS certificate validation vulnerability that allows on-path attackers to intercept encrypted sessions by presenting self-signed or otherwise invalid certificates. Attackers can exploit the failure to validate server TLS certificates against a trusted CA or verify certificate hostname matching to decrypt or tamper with rsync session content without detection by the client.
Source: CVE Program · Revision 8b16575c39f1e1810c5e863010da073d2d3285e7