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CVE-2026-53786 (GCVE-0-2026-53786)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-08-13 14:35 – Updated: 2026-08-14 20:18
VLAI
Title
rsync < 3.5.0 Filter Rule Bypass via --filter Merge Directive
Summary
rsync before 3.5.0 contains a filter rule bypass vulnerability that allows authenticated clients to override module-level filter restrictions by supplying malicious --filter merge file directives. Attackers can inject client-side merge file directives during filter evaluation to introduce rules that supersede daemon module-level restrictions, gaining access to files the module filter was intended to exclude.
Severity
6.9 (Medium)
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
6.5 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: yes Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-08-14 18:30 UTC
CWE
  • CWE-863 - Incorrect Authorization
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
RsyncProject rsync Affected: 0 , ≤ 3.4.4 (semver)
Unaffected: 3.5.0 (semver)
    cpe:2.3:a:samba:rsync:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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