CVE-2026-70452
Full vulnerability record from the local CVENow database.
Description
rsync 3.1.0 before 3.5.0 contains an access control bypass vulnerability that allows remote attackers to circumvent hosts deny rules by inducing DNS resolution failures during hostname-based access control evaluation. When a DNS lookup for a hostname-based deny rule fails, the daemon skips the rule rather than defaulting to a deny decision, enabling attackers who can trigger DNS failures to bypass module-level IP access controls and gain unauthorized access to restricted module file trees.
Severity
CRITICAL
CVSS score
9.1
(v4.0)
Vulnerability status
Awaiting Analysis
Source identifier
Published
2026-08-13 15:19:58.740000
Last modified
2026-10-24 16:10:00.153000
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