rsync before 3.5.0 contains an out-of-bounds read vulnerability in the sender-side block matching logic that allows a malicious receiver to trigger memory access before the start of an allocated buffer by sending a crafted checksum block with a length of zero. Attackers can send a specially crafted checksum set containing a zero-length block to cause a negative offset calculation during delta computation, resulting in an out-of-bounds read of file data buffer memory on the sender side.
CVE-2026-53792
This medium-severity CVE scores 6.5 under a secondary CVSS source (NVD's own analysis pending). EPSS exploit probability: 0.3%, top 77% of all CVEs by exploit prediction. GitHub Security Advisory data not yet ingested — confidence will rise once GHSA publishes (typical lag: hours to days for open-source ecosystem CVEs; never for infrastructure-only CVEs).
- Lower severity and no public exploit yet
No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.
- CVSS v3
- 6.5
- EG Score
- 6.5(medium)
- EG Risk
- 29(Track)EG Risk 29/100SSVC: Track
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How it’s computedSeverity65% × 45%Exploitation0% × 40%Automatability0% × 15%Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence. - EPSS PROB
- 0%
- EPSS %ILE
- 23%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
August 13, 2026
Last Modified
August 14, 2026
Advisory Details (3)
Auto-updated Aug 13, 2026rsync < 3.5.0 Out-of-Bounds Read via Zero-Length Checksum Block | Advisories | VulnCheck
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/rsync-out-of-bounds-read-via-zero-length-checksum-blockv3.5.0
Patch available: RsyncProject/rsync v3.5.0
https://github.com/RsyncProject/rsync/releases/tag/v3.5.0rsync: receiver-supplied zero checksum block length drives sender matching negative · Advisory · RsyncProject/rsync · GitHub
Affected: 3.5.0. (Precise introduced-in ranges being finalised.)
https://github.com/RsyncProject/rsync/security/advisories/GHSA-cg57-rp9g-56hwWeakness Classification(2)
MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.
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