CVE-2026-53790rsync < 3.5.0 Command Injection via Multiple Code Paths
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rsync before 3.5.0 contains multiple command and argument injection vulnerabilities that allow attackers to execute arbitrary commands by supplying malicious input through several code paths, including the RSYNC_CONNECT_PROG environment variable, daemon hooks, the rsync-ssl wrapper, and remote-shell command newline injection. Attackers can inject shell metacharacters or newline characters into unsanitized user-supplied values such as hostnames and hostspecs to execute arbitrary commands under the privileges of the rsync process or the invoking user.
- CVSS
- 8.1 HIGH (v3.1, CNA)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-78, CWE-88
- Known exploited
- Not in CISA's KEV catalog
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- Not loaded for this CVE
- Assigned by
- VulnCheck
- NVD analysis
- Undergoing Analysis
- Record last updated
- Aug 14, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 9, 2026
Affected products
RsyncProject rsync rsyncproject:rsync (from the name) | through 3.4.4; 3.5.0 not affected | CNA record |
References
- https://github.com/RsyncProject/rsync/security/advisories/GHSA-5hcf-7xxm-rmqqvendor-advisory
- https://github.com/RsyncProject/rsync/releases/tag/v3.5.0release-notes
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/rsync-command-injection-via-multiple-code-pathsthird-party-advisory
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