UNIX Symbolic Link (Symlink) Following Affecting rsync package, versions [0,]
Threat Intelligence
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- published29 Aug 2026
- disclosed13 Aug 2026
- creditUnknown
Introduced: 13 Aug 2026
CVE-2026-53802 (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 UNIX Symbolic Link (Symlink) Following via improper handling of symlinks in input configuration file processing, including --files-from, --password-file, and filter merge files. An attacker can access files outside the intended directory by placing a symlink at a predictable path or supplying a crafted --files-from path that escapes the daemon module root.