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The rsync vulnerability tag covers a series of high-severity security flaws disclosed in 2026 affecting rsync versions before 3.4.3. These include CVE-2026-29518, a symlink race in daemon mode; CVE-2026-43620, a denial-of-service via out-of-bounds array read; CVE-2026-43618, an integer overflow leading to remote memory disclosure; CVE-2026-43619, a symlink race for module boundary escape; and CVE-2026-41035, a use-after-free in extended attributes processing. While these bugs primarily target Unix-like systems, they are highly relevant to Windows administrators because rsync is commonly used in WSL, containers, NAS appliances, backup scripts, and cross-platform automation. The recurring theme is that trusted file-transfer utilities have become infrastructure in modern Windows estates, requiring inventory and patching.
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    CVE-2026-29518 rsync Fix: Symlink Race in Daemon Mode (Windows Admin Checklist)

    CVE-2026-29518 is a high-severity rsync vulnerability disclosed on May 20, 2026, affecting versions before 3.4.3, in which a daemon running without chroot protection can be raced into following attacker-controlled symlinks and writing files outside the intended module path. It is not the sort of...
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    CVE-2026-43620 Rsync DoS: Patch rsync < 3.4.3 across WSL, containers

    CVE-2026-43620 is a newly disclosed rsync denial-of-service vulnerability affecting versions before 3.4.3, published May 20, 2026, in which a malicious sender-side peer can crash a pulling rsync client through an out-of-bounds array read in recv_files(). The headline sounds narrow, but the...
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    CVE-2026-43618: Patch rsync on Windows & WSL to Stop Remote Memory Leaks

    Microsoft listed CVE-2026-43618 in its Security Update Guide after rsync 3.4.3 shipped on May 20, 2026, fixing a high-severity integer overflow in versions 3.4.2 and earlier that can let a malicious sender make a receiver disclose process memory over the network. The bug is not a Windows kernel...
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    CVE-2026-43619 Rsync Symlink Race: Patch 3.4.3+ and Audit chroot Boundaries

    CVE-2026-43619 is a newly listed rsync vulnerability affecting versions before 3.4.3, published in May 2026 and tracked by Microsoft’s Security Response Center, in which local attackers can exploit symlink race conditions in path-based system calls to escape intended rsync module boundaries. The...
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    CVE-2026-41035: rsync xattrs Use-After-Free and What Windows Admins Must Do

    CVE-2026-41035 is a newly cataloged rsync vulnerability affecting versions 3.0.1 through 3.4.1, disclosed in April 2026, in which receivers using -X or --xattrs can hit a use-after-free condition while processing extended attributes during a qsort operation. The bug is not a Windows kernel...
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