High severity7.1NVD Advisory· Published Aug 13, 2026· Updated Aug 13, 2026
CVE-2026-53785
CVE-2026-53785
Description
rsync before 3.5.0 contains a path traversal vulnerability that allows a malicious sender to write files outside the intended destination directory tree by crafting relative paths with symlink components in --relative mode. The make_path() function follows symlinks pointing outside the destination tree while creating intermediate directories without verifying that created paths remain within the destination boundary, enabling arbitrary file writes on the receiver's filesystem.
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