High severity8.1NVD Advisory· Published Aug 13, 2026· Updated Sep 8, 2026
CVE-2026-70460
CVE-2026-70460
Description
rsync 2.3.3 before 3.5.0 contains a path traversal vulnerability that allows a malicious sender to escape the module root by exploiting symlinks within the module file tree when using --partial-dir or --backup-dir options. Attackers with write access to place a symlink under the module root, or who can exploit a pre-existing trusted symlink, can direct file writes to locations outside the intended module root, achieving arbitrary file write relative to the module root parent.
Affected products
5- osv-coords4 versionspkg:rpm/almalinux/rsync-daemonpkg:rpm/almalinux/rsync-rrsyncpkg:rpm/opensuse/rsync&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2016.0pkg:rpm/almalinux/rsync
< 3.2.7-1.el9_8+ 3 more
- (no CPE)range: < 3.2.7-1.el9_8
- (no CPE)range: < 3.2.7-1.el9_8
- (no CPE)range: < 3.4.1-160000.6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.2.7-1.el9_8
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
3News mentions
1- Rsync: 25 Vulnerabilities Disclosed Together, Affecting Versions Before 3.5.0Vypr Intelligence · Aug 13, 2026