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CVE-2022-29154

An issue was discovered in rsync before 3.2.5 that allows malicious remote servers to write arbitrary files inside the directories of connecting peers. The server chooses which files/directories are sent to the client. However, the rsync client performs insufficient validation of file names. A malicious rsync server (or Man-in-The-Middle attacker) can overwrite arbitrary files in the rsync…

Severity
High 7.4
Published
2 Aug 2022
Last changed
17 Jun 2026
Added to UpHeron
1 Nov 2026
Fixed in
3.2.5
Sources
NVD

Affected software

SoftwareAffected versions
rsyncServers and applications · cpe:a:samba:rsync
  • Every version before 3.2.5

References

  • NVD https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-29154
  • CVE.org https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-29154