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CVE-2026-44508

HIGH
8.1
CVSS 3.1
Description
Rsync is a file-copying tool that uses a delta-transfer algorithm to synchronize remote and local files. In versions prior to 3.4.3, the receiver's compressed-token decoder accumulated a 32-bit signed counter without checking for overflow. A malicious sender can trigger an overflow that with careful manipulation can lead to the extraction of data stored in memory of the process allowing an attacker to access environment variables, passwords and memory pointers from the heap, stack, and libraries. The leakage of these pointers and data can significantly reduce the effectiveness of ASLR and facilitate further exploitation. This issue is fixed in version 3.4.3.

Metadata

CVE ID
CVE-2026-44508
State
PUBLISHED
Assigner
GitHub_M
Reserved
2026-05-06 18:28 UTC
Published
2026-07-20 20:30 UTC
Last updated
2026-07-20 20:30 UTC
Primary CWE
CWE-190
CWE-190: Integer Overflow or Wraparound
Vendor / Product
RsyncProject / rsync
Sources
cve.org  ·  NVD

Severity & Metrics

8.1 HIGH CVSS 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
Affected products (1)
VendorProductPlatformVersions
RsyncProject rsync < 3.4.3
Weakness (CWE)
CWESourceDescription
CWE-190 cna CWE-190: Integer Overflow or Wraparound
CWE-200 cna CWE-200: Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
CVSS scores (1)
ScoreSeverityVersionSourceVector
8.1 HIGH 3.1 cna CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
References (1)
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