CVE-2026-29518
HIGH
7,3
Source: [email protected]
Attack Vector: local
Attack Complexity: high
Privileges Required: low
User Interaction: none
Confidentiality: N/A
Integrity: N/A
Availability: N/A
HIGH
7,0
Source: [email protected]
Attack Vector: local
Attack Complexity: high
Privileges Required: low
User Interaction: none
Scope: unchanged
Confidentiality: high
Integrity: high
Availability: high
Description
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Rsync versions before 3.4.3 contain a time-of-check to time-of-use (TOCTOU) race condition in daemon file handling that allows attackers to redirect file writes outside intended directories by replacing parent directory components with symbolic links. Attackers with write access to a module path can exploit this race condition to create or overwrite arbitrary files, potentially modifying sensitive system files and achieving privilege escalation when the daemon runs with elevated privileges. This vulnerability can only be triggered if the chroot setting is false.
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Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race Condition
IncompleteCommon Consequences
Security Scopes Affected:
Integrity
Other
Non-Repudiation
Potential Impacts:
Alter Execution Logic
Unexpected State
Modify Application Data
Modify Files Or Directories
Modify Memory
Other
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Applicable Platforms
All platforms may be affected
https://github.com/RsyncProject/rsync/pull/895/changes/8471fdd1561049ef5f58df44…
https://github.com/RsyncProject/rsync/releases/tag/v3.4.3
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/rsync-toctou-race-condition-allows-symlink…