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CVE-2026-53789

CVE-2026-53789 · rsync < 3.5.0 Arbitrary File Deletion via Malicious File List

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rsync before 3.5.0 contains an improper path handling vulnerability that allows a malicious sender to expand the scope of --delete operations beyond the intended destination subtree by sending a crafted file list that causes rsync to reclassify implied parent directory entries or treat synthetic paths as the transfer root. Attackers can exploit multiple variants including implied parent reclassification, synthetic root path construction, legacy protocol behavior below version 30, and non-directory root handling to cause the receiver to delete files outside the authorized destination directory.

CVSS 7.1 · High · EPSS 0.4% · Fix available

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Stack: system

Affected products and versions

  • rsync

    Versions
    • ≥ 0, ≤ 3.4.4: Affected (semver)
    • 3.5.0: Not affected (semver)

    Update to 3.5.0

  • rsync Debian:12

    Versions
    • 3.2.7-1
    • 3.2.7-1+deb12u1
    • 3.2.7-1+deb12u2
    • 3.2.7-1+deb12u3
    • 3.2.7-1+deb12u4
    • 3.2.7-1+deb12u5
    • 3.2.7-1+deb12u6
    • 3.3.0+ds1-1
    • 3.3.0+ds1-2
    • 3.3.0+ds1-3
    • 3.3.0+ds1-4
    • 3.3.0-1
    • 3.4.1+ds1-1
    • 3.4.1+ds1-2
    • 3.4.1+ds1-3
    • 3.4.1+ds1-4
    • 3.4.1+ds1-4~exp1
    • 3.4.1+ds1-4~exp2
    • 3.4.1+ds1-5
    • 3.4.1+ds1-5~exp1
    • 3.4.1+ds1-6
    • 3.4.1+ds1-7
    • 3.4.1+ds1-8~exp1
    • 3.4.2+ds1-1
    • 3.4.2+ds1-2
    • 3.4.3+ds1-1
    • 3.4.3+ds1-2
    • 3.4.4+ds1-1
    • 3.5.0+ds1-1
    • 3.5.0+ds1-2
    • 3.5.0+ds1-3
    • 3.5.1+ds1-1
    • 3.5.1+ds1-2
    Affected ranges
    • ECOSYSTEM: (−∞, +∞)

    No fix published

  • rsync Debian:13

    Versions
    • 3.4.1+ds1-5
    • 3.4.1+ds1-5+deb13u1
    • 3.4.1+ds1-5+deb13u2
    • 3.4.1+ds1-5+deb13u3
    • 3.4.1+ds1-5+deb13u4
    • 3.4.1+ds1-6
    • 3.4.1+ds1-7
    • 3.4.1+ds1-8~exp1
    • 3.4.2+ds1-1
    • 3.4.2+ds1-2
    • 3.4.3+ds1-1
    • 3.4.3+ds1-2
    • 3.4.4+ds1-1
    Affected ranges
    • ECOSYSTEM: < 3.5.0+ds1-0+deb13u1

    Update to 3.5.0+ds1-0+deb13u1

  • rsync Debian:14

    Versions
    • 3.4.1+ds1-5
    • 3.4.1+ds1-6
    • 3.4.1+ds1-7
    • 3.4.1+ds1-8~exp1
    • 3.4.2+ds1-1
    • 3.4.2+ds1-2
    • 3.4.3+ds1-1
    • 3.4.3+ds1-2
    • 3.4.4+ds1-1
    Affected ranges
    • ECOSYSTEM: < 3.5.0+ds1-1

    Update to 3.5.0+ds1-1

  • rsync Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS

    Versions
    • 3.0.9-4ubuntu1
    • 3.1.0-2
    • 3.1.0-2ubuntu0.1
    • 3.1.0-2ubuntu0.2
    • 3.1.0-2ubuntu0.3
    • 3.1.0-2ubuntu0.4
    • 3.1.0-2ubuntu0.4+esm1
    • 3.1.0-2ubuntu0.4+esm2
    • 3.1.0-2ubuntu0.4+esm3
    • 3.1.0-2ubuntu0.4+esm4
    Affected ranges
    • ECOSYSTEM: (−∞, +∞)

    No fix published

  • rsync Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS

    Versions
    • 3.1.1-3
    • 3.1.1-3ubuntu1
    • 3.1.1-3ubuntu1.1
    • 3.1.1-3ubuntu1.2
    • 3.1.1-3ubuntu1.3
    • 3.1.1-3ubuntu1.3+esm1
    • 3.1.1-3ubuntu1.3+esm2
    • 3.1.1-3ubuntu1.3+esm3
    • 3.1.1-3ubuntu1.3+esm4
    • 3.1.1-3ubuntu1.3+esm5
    • 3.1.1-3ubuntu1.3+esm6
    Affected ranges
    • ECOSYSTEM: (−∞, +∞)

    No fix published

  • rsync Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS

    Versions
    • 3.1.2-2
    • 3.1.2-2.1
    • 3.1.2-2.1ubuntu1
    • 3.1.2-2.1ubuntu1.1
    • 3.1.2-2.1ubuntu1.2
    • 3.1.2-2.1ubuntu1.3
    • 3.1.2-2.1ubuntu1.4
    • 3.1.2-2.1ubuntu1.5
    • 3.1.2-2.1ubuntu1.6
    • 3.1.2-2.1ubuntu1.6+esm1
    • 3.1.2-2.1ubuntu1.6+esm2
    • 3.1.2-2.1ubuntu1.6+esm3
    • 3.1.2-2.1ubuntu1.6+esm4
    Affected ranges
    • ECOSYSTEM: (−∞, +∞)

    No fix published

  • rsync Ubuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS

    Versions
    • 3.1.3-6
    • 3.1.3-8
    • 3.1.3-8ubuntu0.1
    • 3.1.3-8ubuntu0.2
    • 3.1.3-8ubuntu0.3
    • 3.1.3-8ubuntu0.4
    • 3.1.3-8ubuntu0.5
    • 3.1.3-8ubuntu0.7
    • 3.1.3-8ubuntu0.8
    • 3.1.3-8ubuntu0.9
    • 3.1.3-8ubuntu0.9+esm1
    • 3.1.3-8ubuntu0.9+esm2
    Affected ranges
    • ECOSYSTEM: (−∞, +∞)

    No fix published

  • rsync Ubuntu:22.04:LTS

    Versions
    • 3.2.3-4ubuntu1
    • 3.2.3-4ubuntu2
    • 3.2.3-8ubuntu1
    • 3.2.3-8ubuntu2
    • 3.2.3-8ubuntu3
    • 3.2.3-8ubuntu3.1
    • 3.2.7-0ubuntu0.22.04.2
    • 3.2.7-0ubuntu0.22.04.3
    • 3.2.7-0ubuntu0.22.04.4
    • 3.2.7-0ubuntu0.22.04.6
    • 3.2.7-0ubuntu0.22.04.7
    Affected ranges
    • ECOSYSTEM: (−∞, +∞)

    No fix published

  • rsync Ubuntu:24.04:LTS

    Versions
    • 3.2.7-1
    • 3.2.7-1build1
    • 3.2.7-1build2
    • 3.2.7-1ubuntu1
    • 3.2.7-1ubuntu1.1
    • 3.2.7-1ubuntu1.2
    • 3.2.7-1ubuntu1.4
    • 3.2.7-1ubuntu1.5
    Affected ranges
    • ECOSYSTEM: (−∞, +∞)

    No fix published

  • rsync Ubuntu:26.10

    Versions
    • 3.4.1+ds1-7
    • 3.4.4+ds1-1
    • 3.4.4+ds1-1build1
    • 3.5.0+ds1-2
    Affected ranges
    • ECOSYSTEM: (−∞, +∞)

    No fix published

  • rsync Ubuntu:26.04:LTS

    Versions
    • 3.4.1+ds1-5ubuntu1
    • 3.4.1+ds1-6
    • 3.4.1+ds1-7
    • 3.4.1+ds1-7ubuntu0.2
    • 3.4.1+ds1-7ubuntu0.3
    Affected ranges
    • ECOSYSTEM: (−∞, +∞)

    No fix published

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