CVE-2026-53802: rsync before 3.5.0 (exclusive), 0 through 3.4.4

CVE-2026-53802. CVSS 3.1 base score 7.1 (HIGH, Vendor/CNA). EPSS 0.00238 (percentile 0.13995), scored 22-Oct-2026.

Affected technology

rsync · before 3.5.0 (exclusive)
samba

rsync · 0 through 3.4.4
RsyncProject

Description’s affected range: before 3.5.0

Component: Not specified by the source

Attack conditions (Vendor/CNA, CVSS 4.0): Local · Low privileges required · No user interaction required

What an attacker can do

Attackers can place a symlink at a predictable --files-from or --password-file path, or supply a --files-from path that escapes the daemon module root, to read arbitrary files accessible to the rsync process. Vendor/CNA’s CVSS 4.0 assessment (base score 8.4/10) rates confidentiality and integrity impact as high; availability impact as none.

Published 24-Oct-2026 01:44 UTC

CWE: CWE-61
CCR priority: 28.5 /100 (P4)
CVSS 3.1: 7.1 /10 · CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N · Vendor/CNA
EPSS: 0.00238 · percentile 0.13995 · 2026-10-22
KEV: no

Provenance

NVD CVE API 2.0 · Source record · observed 2026-10-24 01:40:49.068977+00:00 UTC

Stable permalink: https://cybercodered.org/item/cve-cve-2026-53802.html