Medium 4.7Published Aug 13, 2026

CVE-2026-53800rsync < 3.5.0 Symlink Race Condition via --remove-source-files

Updated under an hour ago (2026-10-19 07:20 UTC)

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Exploited in the last 30 days

rsync before 3.5.0 contains a symlink race condition vulnerability in the --remove-source-files feature that allows attackers with symlink creation access to cause arbitrary file deletion. Attackers can atomically substitute a symlink for a source file between transfer completion and the unlink() call, causing rsync to delete the symlink target rather than the intended source file.

CVSS: 4.7 MEDIUM (v3.1, CNA)CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness (CWE): CWE-59, CWE-367
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: Analyzed
Record last updated: Aug 14, 2026
First seen by InfoSec Signals: Oct 9, 2026

Affected products

Affected products

RsyncProject rsync rsyncproject:rsync (from the name)	through 3.4.4; 3.5.0 not affected	CNA record
samba rsync samba:rsync	before 3.5.0	NVD

References

https://github.com/RsyncProject/rsync/security/advisories/GHSA-v3vw-pvpg-chwhvendor-advisory
https://github.com/RsyncProject/rsync/releases/tag/v3.5.0release-notes, product
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/rsync-symlink-race-condition-via-remove-source-filesthird-party-advisory, release-notes

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