CVE-2026-44508
CVE-2026-44508 is a high-severity vulnerability in rsync versions prior to 3.4.3. It involves an integer overflow and information exposure flaw that allows a low-privileged attacker to cause denial of service and access sensitive information without user interaction. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 8.1, indicating a significant impact on confidentiality and availability. A patch is available to address this issue.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
CVE-2026-44508 affects rsync versions before 3.4.3 and is characterized by an integer overflow (CWE-190) and information exposure (CWE-200). This vulnerability enables an attacker with low privileges to trigger a denial of service condition and gain unauthorized access to sensitive information without requiring user interaction. The vulnerability has been assigned a CVSS v3.1 score of 8.1, reflecting its high severity. Although no known exploits are reported in the wild, the issue poses a serious risk to affected systems. A patch is available to remediate this vulnerability.
Potential Impact
Exploitation of this vulnerability can lead to denial of service and unauthorized disclosure of sensitive information. The attacker requires only low privileges and no user interaction is needed, increasing the risk of exploitation. The confidentiality and availability of the affected system are impacted.
Mitigation Recommendations
A patch is available for rsync to address CVE-2026-44508. Users should upgrade to version 3.4.3 or later to remediate this vulnerability. No additional mitigation steps are indicated by the vendor advisory.
CVE-2026-44508
Description
CVE-2026-44508 is a high-severity vulnerability in rsync versions prior to 3.4.3. It involves an integer overflow and information exposure flaw that allows a low-privileged attacker to cause denial of service and access sensitive information without user interaction. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 8.1, indicating a significant impact on confidentiality and availability. A patch is available to address this issue.
CVSS v3.1
Score 8.1high
Affected software
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AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
CVE-2026-44508 affects rsync versions before 3.4.3 and is characterized by an integer overflow (CWE-190) and information exposure (CWE-200). This vulnerability enables an attacker with low privileges to trigger a denial of service condition and gain unauthorized access to sensitive information without requiring user interaction. The vulnerability has been assigned a CVSS v3.1 score of 8.1, reflecting its high severity. Although no known exploits are reported in the wild, the issue poses a serious risk to affected systems. A patch is available to remediate this vulnerability.
Potential Impact
Exploitation of this vulnerability can lead to denial of service and unauthorized disclosure of sensitive information. The attacker requires only low privileges and no user interaction is needed, increasing the risk of exploitation. The confidentiality and availability of the affected system are impacted.
Mitigation Recommendations
A patch is available for rsync to address CVE-2026-44508. Users should upgrade to version 3.4.3 or later to remediate this vulnerability. No additional mitigation steps are indicated by the vendor advisory.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- GitHub_M
- Date Reserved
- 2026-05-06T18:28:20.886Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
Threat ID: 6a5e8bb12a4a8d5989b8f5a3
Added to database: 07/20/2026, 20:57:21 UTC
Last enriched: 08/08/2026, 14:59:26 UTC
Last updated: 09/02/2026, 22:59:56 UTC
Views: 78
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