Link Following Affecting rsync package, versions *


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.14% (4th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN11-RSYNC-18756995
  • published13 Aug 2026
  • disclosed13 Aug 2026

Introduced: 13 Aug 2026

NewCVE-2026-53800  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-59  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-367  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for Debian:11 rsync.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream rsync package and not the rsync package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:11 relevant fixed versions and status.

rsync before 3.5.0 contains a symlink race condition vulnerability in the --remove-source-files feature that allows attackers with symlink creation access to cause arbitrary file deletion. Attackers can atomically substitute a symlink for a source file between transfer completion and the unlink() call, causing rsync to delete the symlink target rather than the intended source file.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1