rsync < 3.5.0 Path Confinement Bypass via /./ Boundary Marker in Chroot Mode (RsyncProject rsync)
At a glance
- Source
- NVD
- EPSS
- EPSS 0.39 % · percentile 34 ()
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Published
- Updated
- Assigner
- VulnCheck
- NVD status
- Awaiting Analysis
Description
rsync before 3.5.0Â contains a path confinement bypass vulnerability that allows remote clients to escape the intended inner-module root confinement by constructing paths that resolve outside the chroot boundary when the module root contains a /./ boundary marker. Attackers can exploit improper handling of the /./ notation or forge delta-basis transfers referencing xname paths that cross the /./ boundary to gain unauthorized read or write access to files outside the module's subtree.
Weaknesses (CWE)
- CWE-59 — Improper Link Resolution Before File Access
References
Scores
| Version | Score | Vector | Scored by |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 4.0 | CRITICAL 9.1 | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N | VulnCheck |
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH 7.4 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N | VulnCheck |
| CVSS 4.0 | CRITICAL 9.1 | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X | NVD · disclosure@vulncheck.com (Secondary) |
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH 7.4 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N | NVD · disclosure@vulncheck.com (Secondary) |
European references
- ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2026-58101
- GCVE · GCVE-0-2026-53793
Affected products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
| RsyncProject · rsync | affected 0 ≤ 3.4.4 ; unaffected 3.5.0 |
Sources
| Source | Licence |
|---|---|
| CVE List (CVEProject cvelistV5) | CVE Program Terms of Use |
| EPSS (FIRST.org) | FIRST — attribution requested |
| ENISA EUVD | ENISA — reproduction authorised, source acknowledged |
| NVD (NIST) via fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds | Public domain — this product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD |