Medium severity · published May 20, 2026
CVE-2026-43619
Rsync < 3.4.3 Symlink Race Condition via Path-Based Syscalls
6.3
CVSS
0.1%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Rsync version 3.4.2 and prior contain symlink race condition vulnerabilities in path-based system calls including chmod, lchown, utimes, rename, unlink, mkdir, symlink, mknod, link, rmdir, and lstat that allow local attackers to redirect operations to files outside the exported rsync module. Attackers with local filesystem access can exploit the timing window between path resolution and syscall execution by swapping symlinks to apply sender-supplied permissions, ownership, timestamps, or filenames to arbitrary files outside the intended module boundary on rsync daemons configured with 'use chroot = no'.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
High
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.1% · higher than 3% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
RS
rsync · RsyncProject
before 3.4.3 · source: vendor, NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-43619
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-43619
Release Notes
https://github.com/RsyncProject/rsync/releases/tag/v3.4.3
Vendor Advisory
https://github.com/RsyncProject/rsync/security/advisories/GHSA-4h9m-w5ff-j735
Third Party Advisory
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/rsync-symlink-race-condition-via-path-based-syscalls
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