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CVE-2026-53800 rsync before 3.5.0 contains a symlink race condition vulnerability in the --remove-source-files feature that allows…

Description

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() call, causing rsync to delete the symlink target rather than the intended source file.

Affected products and versions

Product Affected versions Fixed in
rsync 3.5 earliest → < 3.5.0 3.5.0
rsync 3.4 earliest → 3.4.4 No fix stated
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