Incorrect Authorization Affecting rsync package, versions [0,]


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.15% (5th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CONAN-RSYNC-18189956
  • published22 Jul 2026
  • disclosed20 Jul 2026
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 20 Jul 2026

NewCVE-2026-44507  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-863  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

A fix was pushed into the master branch but not yet published.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Incorrect Authorization in the reverse DNS lookup process. An attacker can bypass hostname-based access controls by connecting from a hostname that should be denied, if the chroot environment lacks required resolution files.

References

CVSS Base Scores

version 4.0
version 3.1