# CVE-2024-12088: Rsync: --safe-links option bypass leads to path traversal

- Also known as: GHSA-P5PG-X43V-MVQJ
- Severity: CVSS 6.5 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2025-01-14 · Updated: 2026-10-21

## Affected

- rsync: through 3.3.0
- rsync: version range not reported
- rsync: version range not reported
- rsync: version range not reported
- discovery/discovery-ui-rhel9: version range not reported
- rsync: version range not reported
- rsync: version range not reported
- openshift/ose-rhel-coreos-9: version range not reported

## 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.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on rsync, discovery/discovery-ui-rhel9, openshift/ose-rhel-coreos-9, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## Related

- [CVE-2024-12084](https://cve.now/CVE-2024-12084.md)
- [CVE-2024-12085](https://cve.now/CVE-2024-12085.md)
- [CVE-2024-12086](https://cve.now/CVE-2024-12086.md)
- [CVE-2024-12087](https://cve.now/CVE-2024-12087.md)
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## References

- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2025:6470
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:2600
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:7050
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:8385
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-12088
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2330676
- https://kb.cert.org/vuls/id/952657

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