What is CVE-2026-41035?

CVE-2026-41035 is a high-severity vulnerability in Samba Rsync, classified under Improper Handling of Length Parameter Inconsistency. CVSS score: 7.4/10. Published 2026-04-16.

How severe is CVE-2026-41035?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.4 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Samba Rsync

CVE-2026-41035

In rsync 3.0.1 through 3.4.1, receive_xattr relies on an untrusted length value during a qsort call, leading to a receiver use-after-free. The victim must run rsync with -X (aka --xattrs). On Linux, many (but not all) common configurations…

EPSS: 0.000 (8.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.4 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L.

Affected products

Samba Rsync — versions 3.0.1

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-130 — Improper Handling of Length Parameter Inconsistency

References

cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
cve@mitre.org (Release Notes)
cve@mitre.org (Issue Tracking)
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 (Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 (Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-41035?: CVE-2026-41035 is a high-severity vulnerability in Samba Rsync, classified under Improper Handling of Length Parameter Inconsistency. CVSS score: 7.4/10. Published 2026-04-16.
How severe is CVE-2026-41035?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.4 out of 10.