CVE-2026-53801

Exploitation

Assessed, none found. CISA's assessment recorded neither public exploit code nor evidence of exploitation when it was made.

SSVC decision

• ExploitationnoneCISA recorded no public exploit code and no evidence of exploitation.
• AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
• Technical ImpactpartialSuccessful exploitation gives limited control of the vulnerable component.

CISA publishes the decision points, not a final SSVC decision. The decision also depends on mission and well-being impact, which is a property of your deployment rather than of the vulnerability.

EPSS probability

0.28% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Equal to or higher than the score of 20.9% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

8.2 (CVSS v4.0), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.

NVD CVSS vector

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

NVD analysis status

Analyzed. NVD last modified this record on 2026-10-24.

Red Hat severity

Moderate. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

Published

2026-08-13 14:41Z2 MO AGO

Last updated

2026-08-14 16:50Z2 MO AGO

Reserved

2026-06-10

Assigning CNA

VulnCheck

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

High (CVSS 8.2)

CNA CVSS vector

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Weaknesses

• CWE-59Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')Base
• CWE-367Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race ConditionBase
• CWE-22Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')Base

Data version

5.2

Document digest

9489e891e72f997e780f4ed09da39a3ec85dea029604fa089f59e409dfaa6dd5

• github.comGitHub Security Advisory (GHSA-mch3-qr4p-chgm)https://github.com/RsyncProject/rsync/security/advisories/GHSA-mch3-qr4p-chgmvendor-advisory
• github.comrsync 3.5.0 Release Noteshttps://github.com/RsyncProject/rsync/releases/tag/v3.5.0release-notes
• www.vulncheck.comhttps://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/rsync-symlink-race-condition-directory-traversalthird-party-advisory