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National Vulnerability Database

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CVE-2026-70460 Detail

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.


Metrics

 
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CVSS 4.0 Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST CVSS score
NIST: NVD
N/A
NVD assessment not yet provided.

Nist CVSS score does not match with CNA score
CNA:  VulnCheck
CVSS-B 9.2 CRITICAL
Vector:  CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

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URL Source(s) Tag(s)
https://github.com/RsyncProject/rsync/releases/tag/v3.5.0 VulnCheck
https://github.com/RsyncProject/rsync/security/advisories/GHSA-w3xf-j2r2-gv4x VulnCheck
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/rsync-path-traversal-via-partial-dir-backup-dir-symlink VulnCheck

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') VulnCheck  
CWE-59 Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following') VulnCheck  

Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2026-70460
NVD Published Date:
08/13/2026
NVD Last Modified:
08/14/2026
Source:
VulnCheck