CVE-2026-53793

Severity CVSS v4.0:

CRITICAL

Type:

CWE-59 Link Following

Publication date:

13/08/2026

Last modified:

14/08/2026

Description

rsync before 3.5.0 contains a path confinement bypass vulnerability that allows remote clients to escape the intended inner-module root confinement by constructing paths that resolve outside the chroot boundary when the module root contains a /./ boundary marker. Attackers can exploit improper handling of the /./ notation or forge delta-basis transfers referencing xname paths that cross the /./ boundary to gain unauthorized read or write access to files outside the module&#39;s subtree.

Impact

Vector 4.0

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N CVSS v4.0 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 9.10 CRITICAL
Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): High
Attack Requirements (AT): Present
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Confidentiality (VC): High
Integrity (VI): High
Availability (VA): None
Confidentiality (SC): None
Integrity (SI): None
Availability (SA): None

Base Score 4.0

9.10

Severity 4.0

CRITICAL

Vector 3.x

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N CVSS v3.1 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 7.40 HIGH
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): High
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope (S): Unchanged
Confidentiality (C): High
Integrity (I): High
Availability (A): None

Base Score 3.x

7.40

Severity 3.x

HIGH

CVE-2026-53793

Description

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