CVE-2026-53790

Summary

rsync before 3.5.0 contains multiple command and argument injection vulnerabilities that allow attackers to execute arbitrary commands by supplying malicious input through several code paths, including the RSYNC_CONNECT_PROG environment variable, daemon hooks, the rsync-ssl wrapper, and remote-shell command newline injection. Attackers can inject shell metacharacters or newline characters into unsanitized user-supplied values such as hostnames and hostspecs to execute arbitrary commands under the privileges of the rsync process or the invoking user.

Affected Software

VendorProductVersion RangeStatus
RsyncProjectrsync0 <= 3.4.4affected
RsyncProjectrsync3.5.0unaffected

Weaknesses

  • CWE-78: CWE-78 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')
  • CWE-88: CWE-88 Improper Neutralization of Argument Delimiters in a Command ('Argument Injection')

ADP Enrichment

CISA ADP Vulnrichment

  • SSVC:
  • Exploitation: none
    • Automatable: no
    • Technical Impact: total

References