CVE-2026-70460: samba rsync

CVSS 9.2 (critical) · published 2026-08-13

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 products (NVD): samba rsync

Fixed in (NVD): 3.5.0

Weakness: CWE-22, CWE-59

Source: NVD CVE-2026-70460

References

• https://github.com/RsyncProject/rsync/releases/tag/v3.5.0
• https://github.com/RsyncProject/rsync/security/advisories/GHSA-w3xf-j2r2-gv4x
• https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/rsync-path-traversal-via-partial-dir-backup-dir-symlink

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