Vulnerability · CVE-2024-12747
A flaw was found in rsync.
Published Jan 14, 2025 · catalog updated Oct 21, 2026 · A flaw was found
Last checked Oct 24, 2026. A connected source was read within the last 7 days.
Check if you run it
No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2024-12747. EPSS is 0.39%. 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 version range is stored. A customer cannot check an installed version against this record.
- No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
- Severity
- Medium5.6
- Known exploitation
- Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
- EPSS
- 0.39%
- Remediation
- Advisory link
- Affected products
- See sources for product scope
A flaw was found in rsync. This vulnerability arises from a race condition during rsync's handling of symbolic links. Rsync's default behavior when encountering symbolic links is to skip them. If an attacker replaced a regular file with a symbolic link at the right time, it was possible to bypass the default behavior and traverse symbolic links. Depending on the privileges of the rsync process, an attacker could leak sensitive information, potentially leading to privilege escalation.
No affected version ranges are stored yet. Use the vendor advisory before you decide this record does not apply.
How to fix CVE-2024-12747
No stored fix
No vendor fix text is stored. Use the linked advisory before you change production.
Version check
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Advisory
Open the cve_org record and follow its fix.
Official advisories
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-2024-12747. EPSS is 0.39%. Act only if a listed version of A flaw was found is installed.
Which versions are affected?
Affected version ranges are not on this record. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.
What should an analyst verify?
CWE-362: Race Condition. EPSS 0.39%. 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.
Jan 14, 2025 · NIST NVD
Detected
A flaw was found in rsync. This vulnerability arises from a race condition during rsync's handling of symbolic links. Rsync's default behavior when encountering symbolic links is to skip them. If an attacker replaced a regular file with a symbolic link at the right time, it was possible to bypass the default behavior and traverse symbolic links. Depending on the privileges of the rsync process, an
Oct 21, 2026 · NIST NVD
Updated
A flaw was found in rsync. This vulnerability arises from a race condition during rsync's handling of symbolic links. Rsync's default behavior when encountering symbolic links is to skip them. If an attacker replaced a regular file with a symbolic link at the right time, it was possible to bypass the default behavior and traverse symbolic links. Depending on the privileges of the rsync process, an
Oct 21, 2026 · NIST NVD
Updated
A flaw was found in rsync. This vulnerability arises from a race condition during rsync's handling of symbolic links. Rsync's default behavior when encountering symbolic links is to skip them. If an attacker replaced a regular file with a symbolic link at the right time, it was possible to bypass the default behavior and traverse symbolic links. Depending on the privileges of the rsync process, an
Sources
- CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2024-12747
Official CVE identifier
cve.org - FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2024-12747
30-day exploitation probability 0.39%
first.org - NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2024-12747
A flaw was found in rsync. This vulnerability arises from a race condition during rsync's handling of symbolic links. Rsync's default behavior when encountering symbolic links is to skip them. If an attacker replaced a regular file with a symbolic link at the right time, it was p
nvd.nist.gov
References
Freshness
Last verified in this catalog Oct 24, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.
- FIRST EPSSOct 24, 2026
- NIST NVDOct 22, 2026
- CVE.orgOct 21, 2026