Symlink Attack Affecting rsync package, versions [0,]


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.19% (10th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CONAN-RSYNC-19427438
  • published29 Aug 2026
  • disclosed13 Aug 2026
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 13 Aug 2026

NewCVE-2026-53784  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-59  (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 Symlink Attack in the chdir process when use chroot is disabled and the module root path or one of its components is a symlink. An attacker can gain unauthorized access to files outside the intended directory by exploiting symlink resolution issues.

CVSS Base Scores

version 4.0
version 3.1