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Vulnerability · CVE-2024-12088

A flaw was found in rsync.

Published Jan 14, 2025 · catalog updated Oct 21, 2026 · A flaw was found

Check if you run it

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2024-12088. EPSS is 4.65%. Act only if a listed version of A flaw was found is installed.

Gaps on this record

  • The stored product name is a package slug. The name on this page is taken from the title (A flaw was found).
  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
Severity
High7.5
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
4.65%
Remediation
Version ranges on file
Affected products
cpe redhat/discovery · cpe redhat/enterprise linux · cpe redhat/openshift container platform · cpe samba/rsync

A flaw was found in rsync. When using the option, the rsync client fails to properly verify if a symbolic link destination sent from the server contains another symbolic link within it. This results in a path traversal vulnerability, which may lead to arbitrary file write outside the desired directory.

Are you affected?

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  • cpe redhat/discovery1.14
  • cpe redhat/enterprise linux10.0
  • cpe redhat/enterprise linux6.0
  • cpe redhat/enterprise linux7.0
  • cpe redhat/enterprise linux8.0
  • cpe redhat/enterprise linux9.0
  • cpe redhat/openshift container platform4.0
  • cpe samba/rsync<= 3.3.0

How to fix CVE-2024-12088

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2024-12088. EPSS is 4.65%. Act only if a listed version of A flaw was found is installed.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with redhat/enterprise linux 10.0; redhat/enterprise linux 6.0; redhat/enterprise linux 7.0; redhat/enterprise linux 8.0. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

CWE-22: Path Traversal. EPSS 4.65%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

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Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Jan 14, 2025 · NIST NVD

    Detected

    A flaw was found in rsync. When using the option, the rsync client fails to properly verify if a symbolic link destination sent from the server contains another symbolic link within it. This results in a path traversal vulnerability, which may lead to arbitrary file write outside the desired directory.

  2. Oct 21, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Updated

    A flaw was found in rsync. When using the option, the rsync client fails to properly verify if a symbolic link destination sent from the server contains another symbolic link within it. This results in a path traversal vulnerability, which may lead to arbitrary file write outside the desired directory.

  3. Oct 21, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Updated

    A flaw was found in rsync. When using the option, the rsync client fails to properly verify if a symbolic link destination sent from the server contains another symbolic link within it. This results in a path traversal vulnerability, which may lead to arbitrary file write outside the desired directory.

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2024-12088

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2024-12088

    30-day exploitation probability 4.65%

    first.org
  • NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2024-12088

    A flaw was found in rsync. When using the option, the rsync client fails to properly verify if a symbolic link destination sent from the server contains another symbolic link within it. This results in a path traversal vulnerability, which may lead to arbitrary fil

    nvd.nist.gov

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 21, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.