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CVE-2026-53798VulnerabilityPublished Updated

rsync before 3.5.0 contains a privilege confusion vulnerability in the name-converter subprocess uid/gid mapping that

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Authoritative record:CVE-2026-53798· Medium 6.9

Not known to be exploited · CVSS 6.9 Medium · fixed in 3.5.0 : update rsync when convenient.

Data as of 13 Nov 2026, 21:41 UTC

CVSS 4.0 base score
6.9Medium
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
Patch
Available – fixed in 3.5.0
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 13 Aug 2026

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponized: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq 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 13 Nov 2026.

What to do

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
Ubuntu 26.04 LTSrsyncpkg:deb/ubuntu/rsync?arch=source&distro=resoluteOther threatsAffected
  • 3.4.1+ds1-5ubuntu1 – 3.4.1+ds1-7ubuntu0.3
5 affected builds
Fixed in–
Ubuntu 24.04 LTSrsyncpkg:deb/ubuntu/rsync?arch=source&distro=nobleOther threatsAffected
  • 3.2.7-1 – 3.2.7-1ubuntu1.5
8 affected builds
Fixed in–
Ubuntu 22.04 LTSrsyncpkg:deb/ubuntu/rsync?arch=source&distro=jammyOther threatsAffected
  • 3.2.3-4ubuntu1 – 3.2.7-0ubuntu0.22.04.7
11 affected builds
Fixed in–
Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTSrsyncpkg:deb/ubuntu/rsync?arch=source&distro=esm-infra/focalOther threatsAffected
  • 3.1.3-6 – 3.1.3-8ubuntu0.9+esm2
12 affected builds
Fixed in–
Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTSrsyncpkg:deb/ubuntu/rsync?arch=source&distro=esm-infra/bionicOther threatsAffected
  • 3.1.2-2 – 3.1.2-2.1ubuntu1.6+esm4
13 affected builds
Fixed in–
Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTSrsyncpkg:deb/ubuntu/rsync?arch=source&distro=esm-infra-legacy/xenialOther threatsAffected
  • 3.1.1-3 – 3.1.1-3ubuntu1.3+esm6
11 affected builds
Fixed in–

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AI-suggested

A fix is available in rsync version 3.5.0 and later. Users should upgrade to version 3.5.0 or newer to remediate this vulnerability. No vendor advisory content was provided to indicate alternative mitigations or that no action is required.

Description

A privilege confusion vulnerability exists in rsync versions before 3.5.0 involving the name-converter subprocess's uid/gid mapping. This flaw allows local attackers to cause transferred files to be owned by root by manipulating name-converter responses to return empty values. Rsync mistakenly treats empty responses as successful resolutions to uid/gid 0 (root) and may assign root ownership to files if the subprocess signals fake super-user status.

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