CVE-2026-29518
highpriority · track · 0EPSS 0.002 · 4 %ileDEEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-26
Rsync versions before 3.4.3 contain a time-of-check to time-of-use (TOCTOU) race condition in daemon file handling that allows attackers to redirect file writes outside intended directories by replacing parent directory components with symbolic links. Attackers with write access to a module path can exploit this race condition to create or overwrite arbitrary files, potentially modifying sensitive system files and achieving privilege escalation when the daemon runs with elevated privileges. This vulnerability can only be triggered if the chroot setting is false.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 4.4–7.8
ssvc
A stakeholder decision — act, attend, or track — from exploitation and impact.
weaknesses
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affected products (20)
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- Red Hat OpenShift Container Platformall versionscert_bundDEcpe:/a:redhat:openshift:container_platform
advisories (2)
Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.
- WID-SEC-W-2026-1611Rsync: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2026-05-19csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in Rsync ausnutzen, um seine Privilegien zu erhöhen, um Informationen offenzulegen, um Sicherheitsvorkehrungen zu umgehen, und um einen Denial of Service Angriff durchzuführen.
- WID-SEC-W-2026-2455Oracle Solaris Drittanbieterkomponenten: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2026-07-21csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein entfernter, anonymer oder authentisierter Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in verschiedenen Komponenten von Drittanbietern in Oracle Solaris ausnutzen, um einen nicht näher spezifizierten Angriff durchzuführen.
also known as (3)
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sources
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references (19)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- https://github.com/RsyncProject/rsync/releases/Patchcnnvd
- https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-29518cnnvd
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-29518cnnvd
- https://github.com/RsyncProject/rsync/pull/895/changes/8471fdd1561049ef5f58df44a1811a50bd9a531denisa_euvd
- https://github.com/RsyncProject/rsync/releases/tag/v3.4.3enisa_euvd
- https://michael.stapelberg.ch/posts/2026-05-24-minimal-memory-safe-go-rsync-vulns/enisa_euvd
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/rsync-toctou-race-condition-allows-symlink-based-arbitrary-file-writeenisa_euvd
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:26332nvd
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