rsync security

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The rsync security tag covers vulnerabilities and hardening guidance for the rsync file-synchronization tool, a staple in enterprise IT and backup workflows. Recent discussions focus on three CVEs: CVE-2026-45232, a low-severity proxy bug fixed in rsync 3.4.3 that affects clients using the RSYNC_PROXY environment variable; CVE-2026-43617, a medium-severity authorization bypass in rsync daemon hostname-based access controls when chroot is enabled; and CVE-2025-10158, an out-of-bounds read vulnerability in the rsync receiver. These threads emphasize that rsync vulnerabilities often have narrow exploitation paths but can disrupt automation pipelines or bypass trust assumptions in name-based security policies. Administrators are advised to patch promptly and review rsync daemon configurations.

  1. CVE-2026-45232 Rsync Proxy Bug (Fixed in 3.4.3): Low Severity, Real Ops Impact

    CVE-2026-45232 is a low-severity rsync vulnerability disclosed in May 2026 and fixed in rsync 3.4.3, affecting clients that use the RSYNC_PROXY environment variable and receive a deliberately malformed HTTP proxy response from a hostile proxy or network-positioned attacker. That is a narrow lane...
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  2. CVE-2026-43617 Rsync ACL Bypass: DNS Reverse Lookup Can Beat Host Deny Rules

    On May 20, 2026, CVE-2026-43617 was published for rsync 3.4.2 and earlier, describing a medium-severity authorization bypass in rsync daemon hostname-based access controls when the service is configured with chroot. The bug is not the kind of remote-code-execution siren that sends every SOC...
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    • cve-2026-43617 daemon acls dns reverse lookup rsync security
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  3. CVE-2025-10158 rsync Receiver Out-of-Bounds Read Fixed Upstream

    A newly disclosed vulnerability in the widely used file-synchronization utility rsync — tracked as CVE-2025-10158 — allows a malicious rsync receiver to induce an out-of-bounds read of a heap buffer by exploiting a negative array index; the issue was fixed upstream in a small commit but remains...
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    • cve 2025 10158 memory safety rsync security vulnerability
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