Rsync version 3.4.2 and prior contain an integer overflow vulnerability in the compressed-token decoder where a 32-bit signed counter is not checked for overflow, allowing a malicious sender to trigger an overflow that causes the receiver process to read and return data from outside the intended buffer bounds. Attackers can exploit this vulnerability to disclose process memory contents including environment variables, passwords, heap and stack data, and library memory pointers, significantly reducing ASLR effectiveness and facilitating further exploitation.
CVE-2026-43618
Score 8.1 from GitHub Security Advisory published 2026-05-20. a secondary CVSS source baseline 8.1; sources differ by 0.0.
- High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
A fix is available — apply it.
- CVSS v3
- 8.1
- EG Score
- 8.1(medium)
- EG Risk
- 37(Track)EG Risk 37/100SSVC: Track
EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).
How it’s computedSeverity81% × 45%Exploitation1% × 40%Automatability0% × 15%Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence. - EPSS PROB
- 1%
- EPSS %ILE
- 52%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
May 20, 2026
Last Modified
July 24, 2026
Advisory Details (3)
Auto-updated May 20, 2026Rsync < 3.4.3 Integer Overflow Information Disclosure | Advisories | VulnCheck
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/rsync-integer-overflow-information-disclosurersync: Integer overflow in compressed-token decoding enables remote memory dump · Advisory · RsyncProject/rsync · GitHub
Affected: 3.4.3
https://github.com/RsyncProject/rsync/security/advisories/GHSA-g37v-g3gj-pmwqRelease v3.4.3 · RsyncProject/rsync · GitHub
https://github.com/RsyncProject/rsync/releases/tag/v3.4.3Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-43618(6)
These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.
- RHSA-2026:29197Red Hat Product SecurityHigh
Red Hat Security Advisory: A Subscription Management tool for finding and reporting Red Hat product usage
- RHSA-2026:26410Red Hat Product SecurityHigh
Red Hat Security Advisory: rsync security update
- RHSA-2026:26408Red Hat Product SecurityHigh
Red Hat Security Advisory: rsync security update
- RHSA-2026:26332Red Hat Product SecurityHigh
Red Hat Security Advisory: rsync security, bug fix, and enhancement update
- CVE-2026-43618Microsoft Security Response Center (MSRC)High
Rsync < 3.4.3 Integer Overflow Information Disclosure
- GHSA-88m5-cm5m-2596GitHub Security AdvisoriesMedium
Rsync version 3.4.2 and prior contain an integer overflow vulnerability in the compressed-token...
Patch Availability(6)
| Vendor / Ecosystem | Fixed in / Patch | Released | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ubuntu | rsync (3.4.1+ds1-5ubuntu1.2) @ questing | 2026-07-26 | ubuntu |
| ubuntu | rsync (3.1.1-3ubuntu1.3+esm5) @ xenial | 2026-07-26 | ubuntu |
| redhat | discovery/discovery-ui-rhel9:1782166952 | 2026-06-24 | redhat |
| redhat | rsync-0:3.4.4-1.el10_2 | 2026-06-16 | redhat |
| redhat | rsync-0:3.1.3-27.el8_10 | 2026-06-16 | redhat |
| redhat | rsync-0:3.2.5-7.el9_8.2 | 2026-06-16 | redhat |
Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.
Weakness Classification(2)
MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.
Additional Vendor Advisories
(2)
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