CVE-2026-53803
Fixed in a distro release EPSS <1%CVSS 7.8
rsync before 3.5.0 contains a symlink following vulnerability that allows local attackers to overwrite arbitrary files by placing a symlink at a predictable output path such as --log-file, --write-batch, or daemon-mode log and statistics paths. Attackers can exploit rsync's failure to reject symlinks during ancillary file writes to redirect output to arbitrary filesystem locations, achieving local privilege escalation on installations where rsync runs with elevated privileges such as setuid or privileged daemon configurations.
Products: RsyncProject rsync
Distro releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| AlmaLinux 10 | rsync | 3.5.0-3.el10_2 |
| AlmaLinux 10 | rsync-daemon | 3.5.0-3.el10_2 |
| AlmaLinux 10 | rsync-rrsync | 3.5.0-3.el10_2 |
| AlmaLinux 8 | rsync | 3.1.3-28.el8_10 |
| AlmaLinux 8 | rsync-daemon | 3.1.3-28.el8_10 |
| AlmaLinux 9 | rsync | 3.2.7-1.el9_8 |
| AlmaLinux 9 | rsync-daemon | 3.2.7-1.el9_8 |
| AlmaLinux 9 | rsync-rrsync | 3.2.7-1.el9_8 |
| Alpine 3.21 | rsync | 3.5.0-r0 |
| Alpine 3.22 | rsync | 3.5.0-r0 |
| Alpine 3.23 | rsync | 3.5.0-r0 |
| Alpine 3.24 | rsync | 3.5.0-r0 |
| Amazon Linux 2023 | rsync | 3.5.1-1.amzn2023.0.1 |
| Amazon Linux 2023 | rsync-daemon | 3.5.1-1.amzn2023.0.1 |
| Debian 12 | rsync | no fix |
| Debian 13 | rsync | 3.5.0+ds1-0+deb13u1 |
| Debian 14 | rsync | 3.5.0+ds1-1 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10.2 | rsync | 0:3.5.0-3.el10_2 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10.2 | rsync-daemon | 0:3.5.0-3.el10_2 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10.2 | rsync-debuginfo | 0:3.5.0-3.el10_2 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10.2 | rsync-debugsource | 0:3.5.0-3.el10_2 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10.2 | rsync-rrsync | 0:3.5.0-3.el10_2 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | rsync | 0:3.1.3-28.el8_10 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | rsync-daemon | 0:3.1.3-28.el8_10 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | rsync-debuginfo | 0:3.1.3-28.el8_10 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | rsync-debugsource | 0:3.1.3-28.el8_10 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | rsync | 0:3.2.7-1.el9_8 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | rsync-daemon | 0:3.2.7-1.el9_8 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | rsync-debuginfo | 0:3.2.7-1.el9_8 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | rsync-debugsource | 0:3.2.7-1.el9_8 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | rsync-rrsync | 0:3.2.7-1.el9_8 |
| Rocky Linux 10 | rsync | 0:3.5.0-3.el10_2 |
| Rocky Linux 8 | rsync | 0:3.1.3-28.el8_10 |
| Rocky Linux 9 | rsync | 0:3.2.7-1.el9_8 |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4-ESPOS | rsync | 3.2.3-150400.3.34.1 |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4-LTSS | rsync | 3.2.3-150400.3.34.1 |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP5-ESPOS | rsync | 3.2.3-150400.3.34.1 |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP5-LTSS | rsync | 3.2.3-150400.3.34.1 |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.3 | rsync | 3.2.3-150400.3.34.1 |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.4 | rsync | 3.2.3-150400.3.34.1 |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.5 | rsync | 3.2.3-150400.3.34.1 |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP7 | rsync | 3.2.7-150600.3.24.1 |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4-LTSS | rsync | 3.2.3-150400.3.34.1 |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5-LTSS | rsync | 3.2.3-150400.3.34.1 |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6-LTSS | rsync | 3.2.7-150600.3.24.1 |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 16.0 | rsync | 3.4.1-160000.6.1 |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP4 | rsync | 3.2.3-150400.3.34.1 |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP5 | rsync | 3.2.3-150400.3.34.1 |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP6 | rsync | 3.2.7-150600.3.24.1 |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP applications 16.0 | rsync | 3.4.1-160000.6.1 |
| SUSE Linux Micro 6.0 | rsync | 3.2.7-8.1 |
| SUSE Linux Micro 6.1 | rsync | 3.3.0-slfo.1.1_7.1 |
| SUSE Linux Micro 6.2 | rsync | 3.4.1-160000.6.1 |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | rsync | no fix |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | rsync | no fix |
| Ubuntu 26.04 LTS | rsync | no fix |
| Ubuntu 26.10 | rsync | no fix |
| Ubuntu Pro 14.04 LTS | rsync | no fix |
| Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS | rsync | no fix |
| Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS | rsync | no fix |
| Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS | rsync | no fix |
| openSUSE Leap 16.0 | rsync | 3.4.1-160000.6.1 |
| openSUSE Tumbleweed | rsync | 3.5.1-1.1 |