Vulnerability Report

CVE-2026-41035

Title: rsync Use-After-Free via xattrs

XSS

Proof Of Concept

No public PoC currently indexed for CVE-2026-41035.

CWE Category CWE-130
Published Date Apr 16, 2026
Modified Date Jul 15, 2026
Exploit Status Not Found
Score 7.4 CVSS v3.1
Exploit Probability (EPSS)
0.39%

Vulnerability Summary

CVE-2026-41035: In rsync 3.0.1 through 3.4.1, receive_xattr relies on an untrusted length value during a qsort call, leading to a receiver use-after-free. The victim must run rsync with -X (aka --xattrs). On Linux, many (but not all) common configurations are vulnerable. Non-Linux platforms are more widely vulnerable.

Impacted Vendors

S
samba 1
R
redhat 1
R
rsync 1

Reference Links

https://github.com/RsyncProject/rsync/issues/871 https://github.com/RsyncProject/rsync/releases https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/04/16/2
CVSS v3.1
Source Entity [email protected]
Severity HIGH
7.8
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
N/A
Interaction
REQUIRED
Confidentiality
N/A
Integrity
N/A
Availability
N/A
Scope
UNCHANGED
RAW VECTOR CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v3.1
Source Entity [email protected]
Severity HIGH
7.4
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
N/A
Interaction
NONE
Confidentiality
N/A
Integrity
N/A
Availability
N/A
Scope
CHANGED
RAW VECTOR CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
CVSS v3.1
Source Entity 0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46c
Severity HIGH
7.4
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
N/A
Interaction
NONE
Confidentiality
N/A
Integrity
N/A
Availability
N/A
Scope
CHANGED
RAW VECTOR CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L

Associated Attack Patterns (CAPEC)

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CVE-2026-41035 Exploits & PoCs (Proof Of Concept)

No public PoCs found in our database for this CVE.

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Attack Vector Matrix

Access Vector LOCAL
Complexity LOW
Privileges N/A
Interaction REQUIRED
CVSS Vector String CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected Stack

No specific products linked.