VDB
CVE-2026-53800
CVE-2026-53800
PUBLISHED
CVSS 5.7 MEDIUM
Reported by VulnCheck · Published August 13, 2026
rsync before 3.5.0 contains a symlink race condition vulnerability in the --remove-source-files feature that allows attackers with symlink creation access to cause arbitrary file deletion. Attackers can atomically substitute a symlink for a source file between transfer completion and the unlink() call, causing rsync to delete the symlink target rather than the intended source file.
Risk Scores
CVSS 4.0
5.7
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| RsyncProject | rsync | 0, 3.5.0 |
| RsyncProject | rsync | 3.5.0, 0, 3.5.0 |
| alpine | rsync | 0, 0, 0 |
| samba | rsync |
Timeline
- Aug 13, 2026 CVE Published
- Aug 14, 2026 CVE Updated
- Aug 15, 2026 Coalition ESS Score
- Aug 20, 2026 Security Advisory
- Aug 24, 2026 EPSS Score
- Aug 28, 2026 EPSS Score
- Sep 1, 2026 EPSS Score
- Sep 24, 2026 EPSS Score
References
- GitHub Security Advisory (GHSA-v3vw-pvpg-chwh) vendor-advisory
- rsync 3.5.0 Release Notes release-notes
- third-party-advisory