CVE-2026-53796

rsync < 3.5.0 TOCTOU Race Condition via Destination Directory Handling

CVE-2026-53796 is fixed in 4 products on 1 platform, first by SUSE-SU-2026:3657-1, released August 20, 2026. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: Routine.

Routine
CVSS
6.3
Moderate
Exploitation
None reported
No vendor assessment
CISA KEV
Not listed
Not in the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
EPSS
0.0015
3rd percentile

rsync before 3.5.0 contains a time-of-check to time-of-use (TOCTOU) race condition vulnerability in the non-daemon receiver's destination directory handling that allows an attacker who can manipulate destination path parent components to redirect file writes to unintended locations. Attackers can substitute a symlink for a component of the destination path between the path resolution and chdir() call, causing the receiver's working directory to be established outside the intended destination tree so that subsequent relative-path file writes land in unintended filesystem locations.

Where it's fixed

ProductFixed inFixReleased
Linux
rsync · Debian 13.5 (trixie) 3.5.0+ds1-0+deb13u1 DEBIAN-CVE-2026-53796 Aug 27, 2026
rsync · Debian 14 3.5.0+ds1-1 DEBIAN-CVE-2026-53796 Aug 27, 2026
rsync · amzn 2023 3.5.1-1.amzn2023.0.1 ALAS2023-2026-3131 Sep 28, 2026
rsync · opensuse-leap 16.0 3.4.1-160000.6.1 OPENSUSE-SU-2026:21650-1 Aug 26, 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 · amzn 2023 3.5.1-1.amzn2023.0.1 ALAS2023-2026-3131 Sep 28, 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

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