CVE-1999-0473
N/A
Published: September 29, 1999 at 04:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 09:48 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorRsync
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.3%
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
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
v ≤ 2.3.1
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.
References (1)
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
NVD-CWE-Other
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