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CVE-1999-0473

• Severity: low (CVSS 2.1 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 1999-04-07 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

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: through 2.3.1

References

• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/145
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/145

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