CVE-2026-70454

HIGHPre-NVD 8.08.0—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

This high-severity CVE scores 8.0 under a secondary CVSS source (NVD's own analysis pending). EPSS exploit probability: 0.2%, top 91% of all CVEs by exploit prediction. GitHub Security Advisory data not yet ingested — confidence will rise once GHSA publishes (typical lag: hours to days for open-source ecosystem CVEs; never for infrastructure-only CVEs).

Triggered by: NVD CVSS baseline
Sources: epss, secondary
Trending — Patch released this week
8.0EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 8.0Exploit: None knownExposed: 0

A fix is available — apply it.

rsync 3.2.0 through 3.2.3 (openssl mode) and rsync-ssl through 3.4.4 (stunnel mode) contain a TLS certificate validation vulnerability that allows on-path attackers to intercept encrypted sessions by presenting self-signed or otherwise invalid certificates. Attackers can exploit the failure to validate server TLS certificates against a trusted CA or verify certificate hostname matching to decrypt or tamper with rsync session content without detection by the client.

CVSS v3
8.0
EG Score
8.0(medium)
EG Risk
36(Track)
EG Risk 36/100SSVC: 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 computed
Severity80% × 45%
Exploitation0% × 40%
Automatability0% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
9%
KEV
Not listed

Published

August 13, 2026

Last Modified

September 8, 2026

Advisory Details (3)

Auto-updated Aug 13, 2026
Patch available. Sources: github, github_release.
generic

rsync < 3.5.0 TLS Certificate Validation Bypass via SSL/OpenSSL Mode | Advisories | VulnCheck

https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/rsync-tls-certificate-validation-bypass-via-ssl-openssl-mode
github_release Patch Available

v3.5.0

Patch available: RsyncProject/rsync v3.5.0

https://github.com/RsyncProject/rsync/releases/tag/v3.5.0
github Patch Available

rsync: rsync-ssl establishes an unauthenticated TLS connection (no CA verification; no stunnel hostname binding) · Advisory · RsyncProject/rsync · GitHub

Affected: 2020 by Matt McCutchen; the conservative GnuTLS refusal is Greg Kroah-Hartman's

https://github.com/RsyncProject/rsync/security/advisories/GHSA-3c3x-ww2w-5r5p

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-70454(1)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Patch Availability(2)

Vendor / EcosystemFixed in / PatchReleasedSource
redhatrsync-0:3.5.0-3.el10_22026-09-14redhat
redhatrsync-0:3.2.7-1.el9_82026-09-14redhat

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.

Affected Packages

(7 across 7 ecosystems)
Alpine:v3.21(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
rsync—3.5.0-r0—
Alpine:v3.22(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
rsync—3.5.0-r0—
Alpine:v3.23(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
rsync—3.5.0-r0—
Alpine:v3.24(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
rsync—3.5.0-r0—
Debian:12(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
rsync3.2.7-1 ... 3.5.0+ds1-2 (30 versions)——
Debian:13(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
rsync3.4.1+ds1-5 ... 3.5.0+ds1-2 (15 versions)——
Debian:14(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
rsync3.4.1+ds1-5 ... 3.4.4+ds1-1 (9 versions)3.5.0+ds1-1—

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Additional Vendor Advisories

(1)

Vendors that published advisories for this CVE beyond the curated set above. Broader coverage but minimal per-row detail — click through for the original advisory.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 18× in last 7d / 51× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

  1. 2026-09-19 06:06 UTCEG score recompute
  2. 2026-09-19 06:06 UTCVendor advisory
  3. 2026-09-18 19:28 UTCEPSS rescore
  4. 2026-09-18 16:53 UTCVendor advisory
  5. 2026-09-18 02:28 UTCEG score recompute
  6. 2026-09-18 02:28 UTCVendor advisory
  7. 2026-09-17 13:19 UTCVendor advisory
  8. 2026-09-17 00:00 UTCEG score recompute
  9. 2026-09-17 00:00 UTCVendor advisory
  10. 2026-09-16 14:08 UTCEPSS rescore
  11. 2026-09-16 05:15 UTCEPSS rescore
  12. 2026-09-16 02:55 UTCVendor advisory
  13. 2026-09-15 13:46 UTCEG score recompute
  14. 2026-09-15 13:46 UTCVendor advisory
  15. 2026-09-15 03:12 UTCEPSS rescore
  16. 2026-09-13 22:18 UTCEG score recompute
  17. 2026-09-12 20:00 UTCEG score recompute
  18. 2026-09-12 15:02 UTCEPSS rescore
  19. 2026-09-11 17:42 UTCEG score recompute
  20. 2026-09-11 14:53 UTCEPSS rescore
  21. 2026-09-10 14:46 UTCEG score recompute
  22. 2026-09-10 09:35 UTCEPSS rescore
  23. 2026-09-09 10:04 UTCEG score recompute
  24. 2026-09-08 22:01 UTCEPSS rescore
  25. 2026-09-08 20:54 UTCEG score recompute
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  1. 2026-09-07 16:32 UTCEG score recompute
  2. 2026-09-07 16:01 UTCEPSS rescore
  3. 2026-09-06 19:57 UTCEG score recompute
  4. 2026-09-06 13:47 UTCEPSS rescore
  5. 2026-09-05 17:31 UTCEG score recompute
  6. 2026-09-05 15:31 UTCEPSS rescore
  7. 2026-09-04 14:59 UTCEG score recompute
  8. 2026-09-04 05:07 UTCEPSS rescore
  9. 2026-09-02 23:11 UTCEG score recompute
  10. 2026-09-02 14:12 UTCEPSS rescore
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  12. 2026-09-01 13:54 UTCEPSS rescore
  13. 2026-09-01 04:40 UTCEPSS rescore
  14. 2026-08-30 23:08 UTCEG score recompute
  15. 2026-08-30 19:17 UTCEPSS rescore
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  17. 2026-08-30 01:22 UTCEPSS rescore
  18. 2026-08-29 07:40 UTCEG score recompute
  19. 2026-08-28 21:42 UTCEPSS rescore
  20. 2026-08-26 22:06 UTCEG score recompute
  21. 2026-08-26 14:47 UTCEPSS rescore
  22. 2026-08-24 17:15 UTCEG score recompute
  23. 2026-08-22 12:13 UTCEG score recompute
  24. 2026-08-21 23:49 UTCEPSS rescore
  25. 2026-08-21 09:54 UTCEG score recompute
  26. 2026-08-20 22:56 UTCEPSS rescore
  27. 2026-08-19 18:27 UTCEG score recompute
  28. 2026-08-19 17:04 UTCEPSS rescore
  29. 2026-08-18 15:03 UTCEG score recompute
  30. 2026-08-18 13:49 UTCEPSS rescore
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  32. 2026-08-18 00:38 UTCEG score recompute
  33. 2026-08-17 13:47 UTCEPSS rescore
  34. 2026-08-16 22:15 UTCEG score recompute
  35. 2026-08-16 14:56 UTCEPSS rescore
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  37. 2026-08-16 09:06 UTCEG score recompute
  38. 2026-08-16 02:15 UTCEPSS rescore
  39. 2026-08-15 06:48 UTCEG score recompute
  40. 2026-08-15 01:31 UTCEPSS rescore
  41. 2026-08-14 13:14 UTCEG score recompute
  42. 2026-08-13 16:25 UTCEG score recompute
  43. 2026-08-13 15:59 UTCEG score recompute
  44. 2026-08-13 15:23 UTCEG score recompute
  45. 2026-08-13 15:12 UTCEG score recompute
  46. 2026-08-13 15:11 UTCMITRE cvelistV5first tracked

Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-70454?
CVE-2026-70454 is a high vulnerability published on August 13, 2026. rsync 3.2.0 through 3.2.3 (openssl mode) and rsync-ssl through 3.4.4 (stunnel mode) contain a TLS certificate validation vulnerability that allows on-path attackers to intercept encrypted sessions by presenting self-signed or otherwise invalid certificates. Attackers can exploit the failure to…
When was CVE-2026-70454 disclosed?
CVE-2026-70454 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on August 13, 2026, with the most recent update on September 8, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-70454 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-70454 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 91.1% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-70454?
CVE-2026-70454 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.0 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-70454?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-70454, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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