CVE-2026-70459: rsync from 3.0.0 (inclusive), before 3.5.0 (exclusive), 3.0.0 through 3.4.4

CVE-2026-70459. CVSS 3.1 base score 5.3 (MEDIUM, Vendor/CNA). EPSS 0.00721 (percentile 0.5341), scored 22-Oct-2026.

Affected technology

rsync · from 3.0.0 (inclusive), before 3.5.0 (exclusive)
samba

rsync · 3.0.0 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): Network (remote) · No privileges required · No user interaction required

What an attacker can do

Remote attackers can crash the daemon by sending a file list whose first entry is a dot entry not typed as a directory. Vendor/CNA’s CVSS 4.0 assessment (base score 6.9/10) rates confidentiality and integrity impact as none; availability impact as low.

Published 24-Oct-2026 01:44 UTC

CWE: CWE-908
CCR priority: 21.4 /100 (P4)
CVSS 3.1: 5.3 /10 · CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L · Vendor/CNA
EPSS: 0.00721 · percentile 0.5341 · 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-2026-70459.html