CVE-2017-15994: Samba Rsync

Critical severity, CVSS 9.8. EPSS: 1% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

rsync 3.1.3-development before 2017-10-24 mishandles archaic checksums, which makes it easier for remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions. NOTE: the rsync development branch has significant use beyond the rsync developers, e.g., the code has been copied for use in various GitHub projects.

Affected products

• Samba Rsync: up to and including 3.1.2

Published 2017-10-29. Last modified 2026-06-17.