CVE-2024-12086Public exploitNetwork attack vector

Client file disclosure via unsanitized comparison path

Published Jan 14, 2025 · Updated Aug 21, 2026

Path traversal in rsync 3.3.0 and earlier allows remote attackers controlling a server to read arbitrary client files during uploads. The client accepts a server-supplied xname as an unsanitized comparison path, opens that file, and reveals checksum-match results through redo messages. Exploitation requires the client to send files to the malicious server, which can reconstruct a selected readable file byte by byte.

CVSS severity6.1
Medium
EPSS probability1.83%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Path traversal in rsync 3.3.0 and earlier allows remote attackers controlling a server to read arbitrary client files during uploads. The client accepts a server-supplied xname as an unsanitized comparison path, opens that file, and reveals checksum-match results through redo messages. Exploitation requires the client to send files to the malicious server, which can reconstruct a selected readable file byte by byte.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-12086
Published
Jan 14, 2025
Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Vendor
389 Directory Server
Product
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
Classifications
CWE-390, T1005
Attack vector
network
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Jan 14, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 21, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

389 Directory Server · Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10Affected versions are unavailable in this record.
Rsync Project · rsyncversion=0 <=3.3.0
389 Directory Server · Red Hat Discovery 2Affected versions are unavailable in this record.
389 Directory Server · Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9Affected versions are unavailable in this record.
389 Directory Server · Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4Affected versions are unavailable in this record.
389 Directory Server · Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.6 Extended Update SupportAffected versions are unavailable in this record.
389 Directory Server · Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8Affected versions are unavailable in this record.

Published CVSS scores

6.8NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
6.1Red Hat, Inc.CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N

CVSS describes severity. EPSS estimates exploitation probability.

Attacks

What attackers are doing with it

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitPublished

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-390Detection of Error Condition Without Action
T1005Data from Local System

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