What is CVE-2026-70460?

CVE-2026-70460 is a high-severity vulnerability in Rsyncproject Rsync, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 8.1/10. Published 2026-08-13.

How severe is CVE-2026-70460?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.1 out of 10.

Path Traversal in Rsyncproject Rsync

CVE-2026-70460

rsync 2.3.3 before 3.5.0 contains a path traversal vulnerability that allows a malicious sender to escape the module root by exploiting symlinks within the module file tree when using --partial-dir or --backup-dir options. Attackers with w…

Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.1 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Rsyncproject Rsync — versions 2.3.3, 3.5.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-22 — Path Traversal
CWE-59 — Improper Link Resolution Before File Access

References

disclosure@vulncheck.com (release-notes)
disclosure@vulncheck.com (vendor-advisory)
disclosure@vulncheck.com (third-party-advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-70460?: CVE-2026-70460 is a high-severity vulnerability in Rsyncproject Rsync, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 8.1/10. Published 2026-08-13.
How severe is CVE-2026-70460?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.1 out of 10.