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.
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"url": "https://services.nvd.nist.gov/rest/json/cves/2.0?cveId=CVE-2024-12088",
"id": "CVE-2024-12088",
"imported": "2026-07-17T21:00:32.350Z",
"published": "2025-01-14T18:15:25.643Z",
"html_url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-12088",
"modified": "2026-06-30T00:16:48.817Z"
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