CVE-2026-53798: rsync < 3.5.0 Privilege Confusion via name-converter uid/gid mapping

Overview

Severity

Medium (CVSS 5.3)

CVSS Vector

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

Exploit Status

Not Exploited

Patch Tuesday

2026-Aug

Released

2026-08-23

EPSS Score

0.28% (percentile: 20.3%)

Affected Products (1)

Other

• 21597-17084

Revision History

• 2026-08-23: Information published.