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Rsync CVE-2026-43617

| EUVD-2026-31013 MEDIUM
Authentication Bypass by Alternate Name (CWE-289)
2026-05-20 VulnCheck GHSA-4j4q-473w-9q2r
6.3
CVSS 4.0
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CVSS VectorNVD

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
High
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
X

Lifecycle Timeline

4
CVSS changed
May 20, 2026 - 02:22 NVD
4.8 (MEDIUM) 6.3 (MEDIUM)
Patch available
May 20, 2026 - 02:01 EUVD
Source Code Evidence Fetched
May 20, 2026 - 01:45 vuln.today
Analysis Generated
May 20, 2026 - 01:45 vuln.today

DescriptionNVD

Rsync version 3.4.2 and prior contain an authorization bypass vulnerability in the rsync daemon's hostname-based access control list enforcement when configured with chroot. Attackers can bypass hostname-based deny rules by controlling the PTR record for their source IP address, allowing connections from hostnames that administrators intended to deny when reverse DNS resolution fails and defaults to UNKNOWN.

AnalysisAI

Hostname-based ACL bypass in the rsync daemon (rsync ≤ 3.4.2) allows unauthenticated remote attackers to circumvent administrator-configured deny rules when the daemon runs with chroot enabled. By manipulating the PTR record for their source IP or engineering a reverse DNS resolution failure, an attacker causes the daemon to fall back to the default hostname 'UNKNOWN', which does not match any configured deny entry and therefore permits the connection. …

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CVE-2026-43617 vulnerability details – vuln.today

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