CVE-2024-12087 MEDIUM

CVE-2024-12087: Rsync: path traversal vulnerability in rsync

Vendor Red Hat
Product Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4
Weakness CWE-22 · Path traversal
Published January 14, 2025
Last update April 14, 2026

CVSS base score

6.5/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction Required
Confidentiality None
Integrity High

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

What the vulnerability does

01Description

A path traversal vulnerability exists in rsync. It stems from behavior enabled by the `--inc-recursive` option, a default-enabled option for many client options and can be enabled by the server even if not explicitly enabled by the client. When using the `--inc-recursive` option, a lack of proper symlink verification coupled with deduplication checks occurring on a per-file-list basis could allow a server to write files outside of the client's intended destination directory. A malicious server could write malicious files to arbitrary locations named after valid directories/paths on the client.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

January 14, 2025 CVE published
April 14, 2026 Record updated