CVE-2026-53784

High

Description

rsync before 3.5.0 contains a path traversal vulnerability that allows remote clients to access files outside the intended module root when use chroot is disabled and the module root path or a component of it is a symlink. The daemon calls chdir() to the module root at session initialization without resolving symlinks via realpath() or equivalent, causing subsequent relative-path operations to reference files relative to the symlink target rather than the intended module root, enabling unauthorized file access.

SeverityHigh
CVSS7.1
Exploit probability—
ProductSamba Rsync
PublishedAug 13, 2026
First seenAug 13, 2026

How to fix

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
samba rsyncv < 3.5.03.5.0

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