CVE-2026-53800

Public on 2026-08-13
Modified on 2026-08-14
Description
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.

NOTE: https://download.samba.org/pub/rsync/NEWS#3.5.0
Severity
Medium severity
Medium
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CVSS v3 Base Score
4.7
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Affected Packages

Platform Package Release Date Advisory Status
Amazon Linux 2 - Core rsync Pending Fix
Amazon Linux 2023 rsync Pending Fix

CVSS Scores

Score Type Score Vector
Amazon Linux CVSSv3 4.7 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N