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Public proof of concept

CVE-2024-12088

A public proof of concept exists; no exploitation attested.

  • Published2025-01-14
  • WeaknessCWE-22

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Description

A flaw was found in rsync. When using the `--safe-links` 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.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2025-01-1418:15CVE publishedNVD

Observed activity

isMalicious corpus · updated 2026-10-23 18:48 UTC
Indicators tagged with this CVE, per day0 indicators over 7 days
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  • CSV export: https://api.ismalicious.com/edl/cve/CVE-2024-12088?format=csv
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Versions per branch

NVD
Redhat enterprise linux
BranchAffectedFixed in
6.0= 6.0no fix published
7.0= 7.0no fix published
8.0= 8.0no fix published
9.0= 9.0no fix published
10.0= 10.0no fix published
Almalinux
BranchAffectedFixed in
8.0= 8.0no fix published
9.0= 9.0no fix published
10.0= 10.0no fix published
Redhat enterprise linux for arm 64
BranchAffectedFixed in
8.0= 8.0_aarch64no fix published
9.0= 9.0_aarch64no fix published

17 more products in the sources.

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Fix

No fix published by the sources we read yet. NVD record

Detection

Nuclei template
none so far
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
no entry
Exploit-DB
Proof-of-concept repositories
none listed
PoC-in-GitHub

Sources

  • CISA-ADPSSVC decisionpoc2025-02-26
  • OpenCVESSVC decisionpoc—
  • CNACVSS 3.16.5read 2026-10-23
  • NVDCVSS 3.17.5read 2026-10-23
  • CNAweakness (CWE)CWE-22read 2026-10-23
  • NVDweakness (CWE)CWE-22read 2026-10-23
  • FIRST EPSSEPSS score4.6 %2026-10-22

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Published
2025-01-14
Last Modified
2026-10-21
NVD status
Modified

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-12088?

A flaw was found in rsync. When using the `--safe-links` 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.

Is CVE-2024-12088 actively exploited?

A proof-of-concept exploit exists for CVE-2024-12088, but active exploitation has not been confirmed at this time.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-12088?

CVE-2024-12088 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.5 (HIGH severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.

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