CVE-2026-53800
mediumpriority · track · 0EPSS 0.001 · 3 %ileDEEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
rsync before 3.5.0 contains a symlink race condition vulnerability in the --remove-source-files feature that allows attackers with symlink creation access to cause arbitrary file deletion. Attackers can atomically substitute a symlink for a source file between transfer completion and the unlink() call, causing rsync to delete the symlink target rather than the intended source file.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · low–medium · 1.9–5.7
ssvc
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weaknesses
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affected products (15)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
- Red Hat OpenShift Container Platformall versionscert_bundDEcpe:/a:redhat:openshift:container_platform
advisories (1)
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- WID-SEC-W-2026-2817Rsync: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2026-08-12csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in Rsync ausnutzen, um seine Privilegien zu erhöhen, beliebigen Code auszuführen, Daten offenzulegen oder zu manipulieren, Sicherheitsmaßnahmen zu umgehen oder Denial-of-Service-Zustände herbeizuführen.
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sources
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references (10)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- https://github.com/RsyncProject/rsync/releasesPatchcnnvd
- https://github.com/RsyncProject/rsync/releases/tag/v3.5.0cnnvd
- https://github.com/RsyncProject/rsync/security/advisories/GHSA-v3vw-pvpg-chwhcnnvd
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/rsync-symlink-race-condition-via-remove-source-filescnnvd
- https://github.com/RsyncProject/rsync/releases/tag/v3.5.0enisa_euvd
- https://github.com/RsyncProject/rsync/security/advisories/GHSA-v3vw-pvpg-chwhenisa_euvd
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/rsync-symlink-race-condition-via-remove-source-filesenisa_euvd
- https://github.com/RsyncProject/rsync/releases/tag/v3.5.0ProductRelease Notesnvd
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