CVE-2026-53795CWE-59

CVE-2026-53795

High · published August 13, 2026

CVSS v3.1
8.1
EPSS
0%
Percentile
32.7
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

rsync before 3.5.0 contains an arbitrary file write vulnerability that allows attackers to write files outside the intended destination tree by specifying an absolute path via --temp-dir or --link-dest options. The rename-confinement logic is bypassed when these options resolve to paths outside the destination tree, enabling attacker-controlled values to write files to arbitrary locations accessible to the rsync process.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
8.1 · HIGH
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00396 · 32.7th percentile
Weakness
CWE-59 · Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')
Published
2026-08-13T19:19Z
Affected products (1)
ProductVersionsFixed in
samba/rsync< 3.5.03.5.0
References (3)
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 13 AUG 14:39Z
    rsync < 3.5.0 Arbitrary File Write via --temp-dir/--link-dest
    cvelistv5