# CVE-2026-92709: Rsyslog: DynFile Path Traversal → Arbitrary File Write as Root → RCE

- Also known as: GHSA-XMP9-244P-5GGV
- Severity: CVSS 8.1 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2026-10-22 · Updated: 2026-10-29

## Summary

Rsyslog, a system log processing tool, is affected when its file output feature builds file paths from untrusted input without secure path handling. An attacker who can supply such input may be able to write files outside the intended log directory, potentially with root privileges, which could lead to code execution on the system.

Model-written summary (anthropic/claude-haiku-5.5). Verify details against the original sources.

## Affected

- rsyslog: from 1.15.0, through 8.2610.0

## Description

Rsyslog is a rocket-fast system for log processing. From versions 1.15.0 to 8.2610.0, rsyslog's omfile dynaFile facility intentionally allows templates to generate flexible output paths. This supports valid deployments that route logs into different directories or use dynamically generated file names. A deployment becomes unsafe when a dynaFile template uses a value influenced by untrusted input as a path component without explicit secure-path handling. In that configuration, the rendered path can escape the operator's intended log directory. This is not limited to the RFC5424 HOSTNAME field. Any untrusted value that reaches a dynaFile path component can create the condition. At time of publication, there are no publicly available patches.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on rsyslog, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## Related

- Browse: [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://github.com/rsyslog/rsyslog/security/advisories/GHSA-xmp9-244p-5ggv

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