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CVE PROGRAM SOURCE RECORD5.7 Medium

CVE-2026-53800

rsync < 3.5.0 Symlink Race Condition via --remove-source-files

Description

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.

Affected products

Version statuses are supplied by the assigning organization. Consult the original record for detailed ranges and platform conditions.

RsyncProject rsync

Default version status: unaffected

  • 0 to ≤ 3.4.4affected
  • 3.5.0unaffected
pkg:github/RsyncProject/rsync

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