CVE-2026-70460: rsync 2.3.3 < 3.5.0 Path Traversal via --partial-dir/--backup-dir Symlink
RsyncProject · rsync
Fixed in 3.5.0 · Affected: RsyncProject before 3.5.0 · Exploitation: unlikely (under 1%)
Not in CyberSIXT coverage yet: no article names this CVE. This page shows the public record.
Higher than 39% of scored CVEs
DescriptionCVE.org
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.
Affected products1
From the CVE record. A product or version that is not listed is unknown, not unaffected.
- RsyncProject · rsyncfrom 2.3.3 up to and including 3.4.4
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- Exploitation
- Unlikely (under 1%). EPSS under 1%, or no score yet.
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Public check
- No public nuclei template
- Vendor
- RsyncProject
- Published
- August 2026
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