CVE-1999-0473: Andrew Tridgell Rsync

Low severity, CVSS 2.1. EPSS: 0.3% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

The rsync command before rsync 2.3.1 may inadvertently change the permissions of the client's working directory to the permissions of the directory being transferred.

Affected products

• Andrew Tridgell Rsync: up to and including 2.3.1

Published 1999-04-07. Last modified 2026-06-16.