CVE-2026-53797
🔶 mediumSummary
rsync before 3.5.0 contains a symlink race condition vulnerability in the sender's source tree traversal that allows an attacker who can manipulate a parent directory of the source tree to redirect file reads to unintended paths. Attackers can atomically replace a parent directory component with a symlink pointing outside the source root between path resolution and file open operations to disclose file contents outside the intended transfer root.
CVSS Score
4.7
Medium
EPSS Score
0.1
Exploit Probability
Published Date
2026-08-13
First Seen: 2026-08-14
📊 Relative Risk Intelligence
This CVE is Lower Risk - more severe than 13.5% of all 360,548 vulnerabilities in our database.
#311,944
Below average severity
Severity Percentile
🎯 CISA SSVC Assessment Updated: Aug 13, 2026
🔍 Exploitation Status
None
No known exploits
⚙️ Automatable
NO
Requires human interaction
💥 Technical Impact
Partial
Limited system impact
SSVC data provided by
CISA
Last Modified
2026-08-31
Source
NVD 🔗
CVSS Vector 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CVSS Vector 4.0
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X