CVE-2024-12088Medium· 6.5▾ TwilightPoC availableA flaw was found in rsync. When using the `--safe-links` option, the rsync client fails to properly verify if a symbolic link destination sent from the server contains another symbolic link within it. This results in a path traversal vul…
▾ Twilight zone — High severity, or a signal on a lesser flaw
impact 35.8 · likelihood 0.9 · exploitation 12
A public proof-of-concept already exists for this vulnerability — see Exploit availability below.
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Exploit-prediction probability, daily snapshots since Jul 30.
Disclosure to exploitation, from the record and what we observed since indexing it.
Disclosed via NVD
Last analysed / modified upstream
4.7%
4.7% → 4.7%
Exploit / PoC code exists
A flaw was found in rsync. When using the --safe-links option, the rsync client fails to properly verify if a symbolic link destination sent from the server contains another symbolic link within it. This results in a path traversal vulnerability, which may lead to arbitrary file write outside the desired directory.
rsync <= 3.3.0discovery = 1.14openshift_container_platform = 4.0enterprise_linux = 6.0enterprise_linux = 7.0enterprise_linux = 8.0enterprise_linux = 9.0enterprise_linux = 10.0enterprise_linux_eus = 9.6enterprise_linux_for_arm_64 = 8.0_aarch64enterprise_linux_for_arm_64 = 9.0_aarch64enterprise_linux_for_arm_64_eus = 9.6_aarch64enterprise_linux_for_ibm_z_systems = 8.0_s390xenterprise_linux_for_ibm_z_systems = 9.0_s390xenterprise_linux_for_ibm_z_systems_eus = 9.6_s390xenterprise_linux_for_power_little_endian = 8.0_ppc64leenterprise_linux_for_power_little_endian = 9.0_ppc64leenterprise_linux_for_power_little_endian_eus = 9.6_ppc64leenterprise_linux_server_aus = 9.6enterprise_linux_server_for_power_little_endian_update_services_for_sap_solutions = 9.6_ppc64leenterprise_linux_update_services_for_sap_solutions = 9.6arch_linuxlinuxnixos < 24.11suse_linuxsmartos < 20250123almalinux = 8.0almalinux = 9.0almalinux = 10.0Upgrade past the affected range:
nixos 24.11smartos 20250123Field changes observed since this record was first indexed.
Connected by shared product, vendor, weakness, or advisory.
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