CVE-2026-53795

rsync < 3.5.0 Arbitrary File Write via --temp-dir/--link-dest

CVE-2026-53795 is fixed in 5 products on 1 platform, first by RHSA-2026:67463, released August 13, 2026. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: High.

High
CVSS
8.2
Important
Exploitation
None reported
No vendor assessment
CISA KEV
Not listed
Not in the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
EPSS
0.0040
34th percentile

rsync before 3.5.0 contains an arbitrary file write vulnerability that allows attackers to write files outside the intended destination tree by specifying an absolute path via --temp-dir or --link-dest options. The rename-confinement logic is bypassed when these options resolve to paths outside the destination tree, enabling attacker-controlled values to write files to arbitrary locations accessible to the rsync process.

Where it's fixed

ProductFixed inFixReleased
Linux
rsync · Debian 13.5 (trixie) 3.5.0+ds1-0+deb13u1 DEBIAN-CVE-2026-53795 Aug 27, 2026
rsync · Debian 14 3.5.0+ds1-1 DEBIAN-CVE-2026-53795 Aug 27, 2026
rsync · RHEL 10 3.5.0-3.el10_2 RHSA-2026:67463 Aug 13, 2026
rsync · RHEL 8 0:3.1.3-28.el8_10 RHSA-2026:74095 Oct 1, 2026
rsync · RHEL 9 0:3.2.7-1.el9_8 RHSA-2026:67462 Sep 19, 2026
rsync · almalinux 10 3.5.0-3.el10_2 ALSA-2026:67463 Sep 14, 2026
rsync · almalinux 8 3.1.3-28.el8_10 ALSA-2026:74095 Sep 30, 2026
rsync · almalinux 9 3.2.7-1.el9_8 ALSA-2026:67462 Sep 14, 2026
rsync · amzn 2023 3.5.1-1.amzn2023.0.1 ALAS2023-2026-3131 Sep 28, 2026
rsync · ol 10 0:3.5.0-3.el10_2 ELSA-2026-67463-0 Sep 16, 2026
rsync · ol 8 0:3.1.3-28.el8_10 ELSA-2026-74095 Oct 1, 2026
rsync · ol 9 0:3.2.7-1.el9_8 ELSA-2026-67462-0 Sep 16, 2026
rsync · opensuse-leap 16.0 3.4.1-160000.6.1 OPENSUSE-SU-2026:21650-1 Aug 26, 2026
rsync · rocky 10 0:3.5.0-3.el10_2 RLSA-2026:67463 Sep 15, 2026
rsync · rocky 8 0:3.1.3-28.el8_10 RLSA-2026:74095 Oct 1, 2026
rsync · rocky 9 0:3.2.7-1.el9_8 RLSA-2026:67462 Sep 15, 2026
rsync · sles 15.6 3.2.7-150600.3.24.1 SUSE-SU-2026:3657-1 Aug 20, 2026
rsync · sles 15.7 3.2.7-150600.3.24.1 SUSE-SU-2026:3657-1 Aug 20, 2026
rsync · sles 16.0 3.4.1-160000.6.1 SUSE-SU-2026:23323-1 Aug 26, 2026
rsync-daemon · RHEL 8 0:3.1.3-28.el8_10 RHSA-2026:74095 Oct 1, 2026
rsync-daemon · RHEL 9 0:3.2.7-1.el9_8 RHSA-2026:67462 Sep 19, 2026
rsync-daemon · almalinux 10 3.5.0-3.el10_2 ALSA-2026:67463 Sep 14, 2026
rsync-daemon · almalinux 8 3.1.3-28.el8_10 ALSA-2026:74095 Sep 30, 2026
rsync-daemon · almalinux 9 3.2.7-1.el9_8 ALSA-2026:67462 Sep 14, 2026
rsync-daemon · amzn 2023 3.5.1-1.amzn2023.0.1 ALAS2023-2026-3131 Sep 28, 2026
rsync-daemon · ol 10 0:3.5.0-3.el10_2 ELSA-2026-67463-0 Sep 16, 2026
rsync-daemon · ol 8 0:3.1.3-28.el8_10 ELSA-2026-74095 Oct 1, 2026
rsync-daemon · ol 9 0:3.2.7-1.el9_8 ELSA-2026-67462-0 Sep 16, 2026
rsync-debuginfo · amzn 2023 3.5.1-1.amzn2023.0.1 ALAS2023-2026-3131 Sep 28, 2026
rsync-debugsource · amzn 2023 3.5.1-1.amzn2023.0.1 ALAS2023-2026-3131 Sep 28, 2026
rsync-rrsync · RHEL 9 0:3.2.7-1.el9_8 RHSA-2026:67462 Sep 19, 2026
rsync-rrsync · almalinux 10 3.5.0-3.el10_2 ALSA-2026:67463 Sep 14, 2026
rsync-rrsync · almalinux 9 3.2.7-1.el9_8 ALSA-2026:67462 Sep 14, 2026
rsync-rrsync · ol 10 0:3.5.0-3.el10_2 ELSA-2026-67463-0 Sep 16, 2026
rsync-rrsync · ol 9 0:3.2.7-1.el9_8 ELSA-2026-67462-0 Sep 16, 2026

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