CVE-2026-53799

rsync before 3.5.0 contains a symlink race condition vulnerability that allows local attackers to cause rsync to apply arbitrary ACLs or extended attributes to unintended files by substituting a symlink at a predictable destination path between the file write and the subsequent acl_set_file() or lsetxattr() call. Attackers can exploit this timing window to redirect ACL and xattr application through a crafted symlink to files outside the intended destination tree, potentially granting elevated permissions and enabling local privilege escalation.

CVSS 4.0

7.2CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

CVSS 3.1

6.3CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

EPSS

0.1% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 1% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-25)

CWEs

CWE-59, CWE-367

Published

2026-08-13

Modified

2026-10-24

Record from

the NVD, synced 2026-10-24

Affected

• samba:rsync

References

• https://github.com/RsyncProject/rsync/releases/tag/v3.5.0
• https://github.com/RsyncProject/rsync/security/advisories/GHSA-phxh-hjqv-39c9
• https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/rsync-symlink-race-condition-via-acl-xattr-application

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