Red Hat Security Advisory: rsync security update
Affects Red Hat rsyncSource GCVE Database
Not known to be exploited.
Data as of 5 Nov 2026, 16:03 UTC
Rated by Threat Radar · No CVSS score from NVD or the CNA
Exploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 7 Apr 2026
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponized: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors
A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 5 Nov 2026.
What to do
AI-suggested
Red Hat has released updated rsync packages for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 and its extended update support variants. Applying these official updates will remediate the vulnerability. Users should follow Red Hat's update instructions at https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258 to ensure their systems are protected.
Description
A moderate severity vulnerability (CVE-2025-10158) in the rsync utility allows out-of-bounds array access via a negative index. Rsync is widely used for copying and synchronizing files locally or over networks. Red Hat has released security updates for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 and its variants to address this issue.