CVE-2026-53800

A Time-of-Check Time-of-Use TOCTOU race condition in rsync's --remove-source-files option allows a local attacker to delete arbitrary files. By replacing a source file with a symlink immediately after transfer but before deletion, the attacker can force rsync to delete the symlink target, resulti...

SUSE CVE-2026-53800

rsync before 3.5.0 contains a symlink race condition vulnerability in the --remove-source-files feature that allows attackers with symlink creation access to cause arbitrary file deletion. Attackers can atomically substitute a symlink for a source file between transfer completion and the unlink...

Symlink Attack

Overview Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Symlink Attack through the --remove-source-files process. An attacker can cause arbitrary file deletion by atomically replacing a source file with a symlink between the completion of a file transfer and the subsequent unlink operation...

CVE-2026-53800

rsync before 3.5.0 contains a symlink race condition vulnerability in the --remove-source-files feature that allows attackers with symlink creation access to cause arbitrary file deletion. Attackers can atomically substitute a symlink for a source file between transfer completion and the unlink...

ALPINE-CVE-2026-53800

rsync before 3.5.0 contains a symlink race condition vulnerability in the --remove-source-files feature that allows attackers with symlink creation access to cause arbitrary file deletion. Attackers can atomically substitute a symlink for a source file between transfer completion and the unlink...

AZL-95768 CVE-2026-53800 affecting package rsync for versions less than 3.5.0-1

rsync before 3.5.0 contains a symlink race condition vulnerability in the --remove-source-files feature that allows attackers with symlink creation access to cause arbitrary file deletion. Attackers can atomically substitute a symlink for a source file between transfer completion and the unlink...

EUVD-2026-58038

rsync before 3.5.0 contains a symlink race condition vulnerability in the --remove-source-files feature that allows attackers with symlink creation access to cause arbitrary file deletion. Attackers can atomically substitute a symlink for a source file between transfer completion and the unlink...

CVE-2026-53800 rsync < 3.5.0 Symlink Race Condition via --remove-source-files

rsync before 3.5.0 contains a symlink race condition vulnerability in the --remove-source-files feature that allows attackers with symlink creation access to cause arbitrary file deletion. Attackers can atomically substitute a symlink for a source file between transfer completion and the unlink...

CVE-2026-53800 rsync < 3.5.0 Symlink Race Condition via --remove-source-files

rsync before 3.5.0 contains a symlink race condition vulnerability in the --remove-source-files feature that allows attackers with symlink creation access to cause arbitrary file deletion. Attackers can atomically substitute a symlink for a source file between transfer completion and the unlink...

CVE-2026-53800

rsync before 3.5.0 contains a symlink race condition vulnerability in the --remove-source-files feature that allows attackers with symlink creation access to cause arbitrary file deletion. Attackers can atomically substitute a symlink for a source file between transfer completion and the unlink...

CVE-2026-53800

The CVE-2026-53800 issue affects rsync versions before 3.5.0 and concerns a symlink race in the --remove-source-files workflow. An attacker with the ability to create symlinks can time a symlink substitution for a source file between transfer completion and the unlink() call, causing rsync to del...

CVE-2026-53800: Improper Link Resolution Before File Access

rsync before 3.5.0 contains a symlink race condition vulnerability in the --remove-source-files feature that allows attackers with symlink creation access to cause arbitrary file deletion. Attackers can atomically substitute a symlink for a source file between transfer completion and the unlink...

PT-2026-71638

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions rsync versions prior to 3.5.0 Description A symlink race condition exists in the --remove-source-files feature. This occurs when an attacker with symlink creation access atomically substitutes a symlink for a source file between the completion...