CVE-2026-53791
Medium
Elevated severity or exploit probability.
CVSS base
9.1
CRITICAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
EPSS — probability of exploitation (30 days)
0.7%
51.5th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness / dates
CWE-290
Published 2026-08-13 · modified 2026-08-31
Description
rsync daemon before 3.5.0 contains an IP address spoofing vulnerability that allows unauthenticated remote attackers to bypass IP-based access controls by sending a crafted PROXY protocol header with a forged source address. Attackers who can connect directly to the rsync daemon can inject a spoofed source IP in the PROXY protocol header to circumvent hosts allow/deny rules, gaining unauthorized access that would otherwise be blocked based on their real source address.