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Rsync CVE-2026-43620

| EUVD-2026-31012 MEDIUM
Out-of-bounds Read (CWE-125)
2026-05-20 VulnCheck GHSA-jmf6-74r8-6c28
6.9
CVSS 4.0
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CVSS VectorNVD

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/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
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
A
Scope
X

Lifecycle Timeline

4
CVSS changed
May 20, 2026 - 02:22 NVD
6.5 (MEDIUM) 6.9 (MEDIUM)
Patch available
May 20, 2026 - 02:01 EUVD
Source Code Evidence Fetched
May 20, 2026 - 01:44 vuln.today
Analysis Generated
May 20, 2026 - 01:44 vuln.today

DescriptionNVD

Rsync version 3.4.2 and prior contain a receiver-side out-of-bounds array read vulnerability in recv_files() in receiver.c that allows a malicious rsync server to crash the rsync client process. Attackers can exploit the vulnerability by setting CF_INC_RECURSE in compatibility flags and sending a specially crafted file list where the first sorted entry is not the leading dot directory, followed by a transfer record with ndx=0 and an iflag word without ITEM_TRANSFER, causing the receiver to read 8 bytes before the allocated pointer array and dereference an invalid pointer at an unmapped address, resulting in a deterministic SIGSEGV crash of the rsync client.

AnalysisAI

Receiver-side out-of-bounds array read in Rsync 3.4.2 and earlier allows a malicious rsync server to deterministically crash any connecting client process via a crafted synchronization session. The flaw in recv_files() causes the client to dereference an invalid pointer at an unmapped address, producing a reliable SIGSEGV. …

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CVE-2026-43620 vulnerability details – vuln.today

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