CVE-2026-53797

Medium

Description

rsync before 3.5.0 contains a symlink race condition vulnerability in the sender's source tree traversal that allows an attacker who can manipulate a parent directory of the source tree to redirect file reads to unintended paths. Attackers can atomically replace a parent directory component with a symlink pointing outside the source root between path resolution and file open operations to disclose file contents outside the intended transfer root.

SeverityMedium
CVSS4.7
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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