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 to write files outside of the module's path.
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (3.40%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
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.
- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
- EPSS
- 3.40% probability · 89th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- andrew tridgell/rsync
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 3.4% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=108515912212018&w=2
- http://rsync.samba.org/Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/11514
- http://secunia.com/advisories/11515
- http://secunia.com/advisories/11523
- http://secunia.com/advisories/11537
- http://secunia.com/advisories/11583
- http://secunia.com/advisories/11669
- http://secunia.com/advisories/11688
- http://secunia.com/advisories/11993
- http://secunia.com/advisories/12054
- http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/o-134.shtml
- http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/o-212.shtml
- http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-499Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200407-10.xml
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2004:042
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-192.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10247
- http://www.slackware.org/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2004&m=slackware-security.403462
- http://www.trustix.net/errata/misc/2004/TSL-2004-0024-rsync.asc.txt
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16014
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9495
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A967
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=108515912212018&w=2
- http://rsync.samba.org/Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/11514
- http://secunia.com/advisories/11515
- http://secunia.com/advisories/11523
- http://secunia.com/advisories/11537
- http://secunia.com/advisories/11583
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.