Reliance on Untrusted Inputs in a Security Decision Affecting rsync package, versions [0,]


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.31% (24th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CONAN-RSYNC-19427428
  • published29 Aug 2026
  • disclosed13 Aug 2026
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 13 Aug 2026

NewCVE-2026-53789  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-807  (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 Reliance on Untrusted Inputs in a Security Decision via improper path handling in the file list process. An attacker can cause unauthorized file deletion outside the intended destination directory by sending a crafted file list that manipulates implied parent directory entries or constructs synthetic root paths.

CVSS Base Scores

version 4.0
version 3.1