Vulnerabilities

Vulnerability · CVE-2026-45232

Rsync versions before 3.4.3 contain an off-by-one out-of-bounds stack write vulnerability in the establish_proxy_connection() function in socket.c that allows network…

Published May 20, 2026 · catalog updated Jul 24, 2026 · the affected product

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No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-45232. EPSS is 0.35%. Act only if a listed version of the affected product is installed.

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  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
Severity
Low2.1
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
0.35%
Remediation
Advisory link
Affected products
cpe samba/rsync

Rsync versions before 3.4.3 contain an off-by-one out-of-bounds stack write vulnerability in the establish_proxy_connection() function in socket.c that allows network attackers to corrupt stack memory by sending a malformed HTTP proxy response. Attackers can exploit this by positioning themselves between the client and proxy or controlling the proxy server to send a response line of 1023 or more bytes without a newline terminator, causing a null byte to be written to an out-of-bounds stack address when the RSYNC_PROXY environment variable is set.

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  • cpe samba/rsyncversion unspecified

How to fix CVE-2026-45232

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-2026-45232. EPSS is 0.35%. Act only if a listed version of the affected product 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-193. EPSS 0.35%. 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. May 20, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Detected

    Rsync versions before 3.4.3 contain an off-by-one out-of-bounds stack write vulnerability in the establish_proxy_connection() function in socket.c that allows network attackers to corrupt stack memory by sending a malformed HTTP proxy response. Attackers can exploit this by positioning themselves between the client and proxy or controlling the proxy server to send a response line of 1023 or more b

  2. Jul 24, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Updated

    Rsync versions before 3.4.3 contain an off-by-one out-of-bounds stack write vulnerability in the establish_proxy_connection() function in socket.c that allows network attackers to corrupt stack memory by sending a malformed HTTP proxy response. Attackers can exploit this by positioning themselves between the client and proxy or controlling the proxy server to send a response line of 1023 or more b

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2026-45232

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2026-45232

    30-day exploitation probability 0.3%

    first.org
  • NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2026-45232

    Rsync versions before 3.4.3 contain an off-by-one out-of-bounds stack write vulnerability in the establish_proxy_connection() function in socket.c that allows network attackers to corrupt stack memory by sending a malformed HTTP proxy response. Attackers can exploit this by posit

    nvd.nist.gov

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 18, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.