CVE-2026-70460

Name
CVE-2026-70460
Description
rsync 2.3.3 before 3.5.0 contains a path traversal vulnerability that allows a malicious sender to escape the module root by exploiting symlinks within the module file tree when using --partial-dir or --backup-dir options. Attackers with write access to place a symlink under the module root, or who can exploit a pre-existing trusted symlink, can direct file writes to locations outside the intended module root, achieving arbitrary file write relative to the module root parent.
NVD Severity
unknown
Other trackers
CVE, NVD, CERT, CVE Details, CIRCL, Arch Linux, Debian, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE (Bugzilla), SUSE (CVE), Mageia
Mailing lists
oss-security, full-disclosure, bugtraq
Exploits
Exploit DB, Metasploit
Forges
GitHub (code, issues), Aports (code, issues)

References

Type URI
disclosure@vulncheck.com https://github.com/RsyncProject/rsync/releases/tag/v3.5.0
disclosure@vulncheck.com https://github.com/RsyncProject/rsync/security/advisories/GHSA-w3xf-j2r2-gv4x
disclosure@vulncheck.com https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/rsync-path-traversal-via-partial-dir-backup-dir-symlink

Match rules

CPE URI Source package Min version Max version

Vulnerable and fixed packages

Source package Branch Version Maintainer Status
rsync edge-main 3.5.0-r0 Natanael Copa <ncopa@alpinelinux.org> fixed
rsync 3.24-main 3.5.0-r0 Natanael Copa <ncopa@alpinelinux.org> fixed
rsync 3.23-main 3.5.0-r0 Natanael Copa <ncopa@alpinelinux.org> fixed
rsync 3.22-main 3.5.0-r0 Natanael Copa <ncopa@alpinelinux.org> fixed
rsync 3.21-main 3.5.0-r0 Natanael Copa <ncopa@alpinelinux.org> fixed