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CVE-2004-0426
rsync before 2.6.1 does not properly sanitize paths when running a read/write daemon without using chroot, which allows remote attackers…
Medium5.0EPSS 3.4%
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- mitre
Description
rsync before 2.6.1 does not properly sanitize paths when running a read/write daemon without using chroot, which allows remote attackers to write files outside of the module's path.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 3.4% · top 11% of all CVEs (3 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.0.
Weakness
- n/a
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (23)
- GLSA-200407-10 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:967 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- 11523 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 20040521 [OpenPKG-SA-2004.025] OpenPKG Security Advisory (rsync) (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- rsync-write-files(16014) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- 11688 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 11669 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- O-134 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisorygovernment-resourcex_refsource_CIACx_transferred
- RHSA-2004:192 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- 12054 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 11514 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 11993 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- http://rsync.samba.org/ (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- SSA:2004-124-01 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SLACKWAREx_transferred
- MDKSA-2004:042 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRAKEx_transferred
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:9495 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- 11537 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- DSA-499 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- 11583 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- O-212 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisorygovernment-resourcex_refsource_CIACx_transferred
- 10247 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- TSL-2004-0024 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_TRUSTIXx_transferred
- 11515 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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