CVE-2024-12088 MEDIUM

CVE-2024-12088: Rsync: --safe-links option bypass leads to path traversal

Vendor Red Hat
Product Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
Weakness CWE-22 · Path traversal
Published January 14, 2025
Last update April 14, 2026
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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 flaw was found in rsync. When using the `--safe-links` option, the rsync client fails to properly verify if a symbolic link destination sent from the server contains another symbolic link within it. This results in a path traversal vulnerability, which may lead to arbitrary file write outside the desired directory.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

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