CVE-2026-43617
Low
No strong exploitation signal.
CVSS base
4.8
MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
EPSS — probability of exploitation (30 days)
0.3%
20.9th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness / dates
CWE-289
Published 2026-05-20 · modified 2026-07-24
CVSS breakdown
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
| Attack Vector | N | Network |
| Attack Complexity | H | High |
| Privileges Required | N | None |
| User Interaction | N | None |
| Scope | U | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | L | Low |
| Integrity | L | Low |
| Availability | N | None |
Timeline
- 2026-05-20 — Published (NVD)
- 2026-07-24 — Last modified (NVD)
Description
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.