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● CVE — High

CVE-2026-43618

VendorsambaProductrsyncDiscoveredMay 20, 2026UpdatedSep 1, 2026

Rsync version 3.4.2 and prior contain an integer overflow vulnerability in the compressed-token decoder where a 32-bit signed counter is not checked for overflow, allowing a malicious sender to trigger an overflow that causes the receiver process to read and return data from outside the intended buffer bounds. Attackers can exploit this vulnerability to disclose process memory contents including environment variables, passwords, heap and stack data, and library memory pointers, significantly reducing ASLR effectiveness and facilitating further exploitation.

CVSS v3.1
8.1 HIGH
EPSS
0.78%
probability of exploitation in 30 days
CISA KEV
Not listed
no confirmed exploitation reported
News coverage
4
sources referencing this CVE
Related IOCs
0
seen in the same coverage
EPSS Trend
Aug 16, 2026 → Oct 26, 2026
● 0.00pp
0.78% → 0.78% over 3 tracked changes
CVSS v3.1 Detail
Attack VectorNETWORK
Attack ComplexityLOW
Privileges RequiredLOW
User InteractionNONE
ScopeUNCHANGED
ConfidentialityHIGH
IntegrityNONE
AvailabilityHIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
Connections
7 relationships
Timeline
disclosure → media coverage
May 20, 2026
Disclosure — published as a CVE record. · last revised by NVD Sep 1, 2026
May 20, 2026
ubuntu.com reports: USN-8283-1: rsync vulnerabilities
Jun 1, 2026
ubuntu.com reports: USN-8349-1: rsync vulnerabilities
Jun 8, 2026
ubuntu.com reports: USN-8349-2: rsync regression
Jun 16, 2026
ubuntu.com reports: USN-8349-3: rsync regression