VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2026-53800

CVSS score4.7 MEDIUM
EPSS probability0.14%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2026-08-13
Last modified2026-10-24
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

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.

Weakness classification

  • disclosure@vulncheck.com: CWE-59

Primary references