rsync before 3.5.0 contains a filter rule bypass vulnerability that allows authenticated clients to override module-level filter restrictions by supplying malicious --filter merge file directives. Attackers can inject client-side merge file directives during filter evaluation to introduce rules that supersede daemon module-level restrictions, gaining access to files the module filter was intended to exclude.
Fix
Patch, vendor advisory and mitigation references on NVD 1
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Change history 1
- First seenCVSS 6.9 · sambaNVD modified 2026-10-23 18:10
Affected (CPE criteria) 1
cpe:2.3:a:samba:rsync:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
References 3
- https://github.com/RsyncProject/rsync/releases/tag/v3.5.0 Product, Release Notes
- https://github.com/RsyncProject/rsync/security/advisories/GHSA-mrc3-6cwx-hch6 Vendor Advisory
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/rsync-filter-rule-bypass-via-filter-merge-directive Release Notes, Third Party Advisory