CVE-2026-70461

HIGHPre-NVD 8.28.2—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

This high-severity CVE scores 8.2 under a secondary CVSS source (NVD's own analysis pending). EPSS exploit probability: 0.6%, top 54% 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
8.2EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 1%CVSS: 8.2Exploit: None knownExposed: 0

A fix is available — apply it.

rsync 3.2.5 before 3.5.0 contains a heap out-of-bounds write vulnerability that allows remote unauthenticated attackers to write one attacker-controlled byte past the end of a heap allocation by supplying a crafted files-from entry. Attackers can trigger the vulnerability against a read-only rsync daemon module by providing a files-from entry containing both an interior and trailing backslash, causing the add_implied_include() function to under-count the trailing backslash when sizing the destination buffer.

CVSS v3
8.2
EG Score
8.2(medium)
EG Risk
52(Track)
EG Risk 52/100SSVC: 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
Severity82% × 45%
Exploitation1% × 40%
Automatability100% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
1%
EPSS %ILE
46%
KEV
Not listed

Published

August 13, 2026

Last Modified

August 31, 2026

Advisory Details (3)

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

rsync 3.2.5 < 3.5.0 Heap Out-of-Bounds Write via files-from Entry | Advisories | VulnCheck

https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/rsync-heap-out-of-bounds-write-via-files-from-entry
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: Peer-driven one-byte heap out-of-bounds write in add_implied_include() · Advisory · RsyncProject/rsync · GitHub

https://github.com/RsyncProject/rsync/security/advisories/GHSA-jhxm-j4mq-3fj4

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-70461(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

(2)

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 26× in last 7d / 98× 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.

Showing the most recent 100 of 118 total refreshes for this CVE.

  1. 2026-09-19 00:33 UTCEG score recompute
  2. 2026-09-19 00:33 UTCVendor advisory
  3. 2026-09-18 19:28 UTCEPSS rescore
  4. 2026-09-18 12:50 UTCVendor advisory
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  17. 2026-09-15 03:12 UTCEPSS rescore
  18. 2026-09-15 01:53 UTCVendor advisory
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  21. 2026-09-14 02:37 UTCVendor advisory
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  24. 2026-09-12 15:36 UTCEG score recompute
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  1. 2026-09-12 15:02 UTCEPSS rescore
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  5. 2026-09-11 14:53 UTCEPSS rescore
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  8. 2026-09-09 17:44 UTCVendor advisory
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  40. 2026-08-31 15:38 UTCVendor advisory
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  44. 2026-08-30 19:17 UTCEPSS rescore
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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-70461?
CVE-2026-70461 is a high vulnerability published on August 13, 2026. rsync 3.2.5 before 3.5.0 contains a heap out-of-bounds write vulnerability that allows remote unauthenticated attackers to write one attacker-controlled byte past the end of a heap allocation by supplying a crafted files-from entry. Attackers can trigger the vulnerability against a read-only rsync…
When was CVE-2026-70461 disclosed?
CVE-2026-70461 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on August 13, 2026, with the most recent update on August 31, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-70461 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-70461 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 54.1% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-70461?
CVE-2026-70461 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.2 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-70461?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-70461, 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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