Symlink Following Affecting rsync package, versions <3.2.7-150600.3.24.1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.24% (14th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-SLES156-RSYNC-19221798
  • published23 Aug 2026
  • disclosed20 Aug 2026

Introduced: 20 Aug 2026

CVE-2026-53802  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-61  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade SLES:15.6 rsync to version 3.2.7-150600.3.24.1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream rsync package and not the rsync package as distributed by SLES. See How to fix? for SLES:15.6 relevant fixed versions and status.

rsync before 3.5.0 contains an arbitrary file read vulnerability that allows attackers to read files accessible to the rsync daemon process by exploiting symlink following in input configuration file handling including --files-from, --password-file, and filter merge files. Attackers can place a symlink at a predictable --files-from or --password-file path, or supply a --files-from path that escapes the daemon module root, to read arbitrary files accessible to the rsync process.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1