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CVE-2007-6199

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2007-6199 describes a critical vulnerability in rsync versions prior to 3.0.0pre6, affecting rsync daemons configured as writable and not utilizing chroot. This flaw allows remote attackers to bypass directory restrictions and access sensitive files by manipulating rsync into creating symlinks outside its intended module hierarchy. With a CVSS score of 9.3, this vulnerability is highly severe, indicating a network-based attack with medium complexity that can lead to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its age and high severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
2.3.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:rsync:rsync:2.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.3.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:rsync:rsync:2.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.3.2_1.2alphaCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:rsync:rsync:2.3.2_1.2alpha:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.3.2_1.2armCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:rsync:rsync:2.3.2_1.2arm:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.3.2_1.2intelCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:rsync:rsync:2.3.2_1.2intel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

9.3HIGH

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
8.6
Impact Score
10.0
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
4.14%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
89.8%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-25
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0414 is in the 53rd percentile among its peer group of 8,914 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2007-6199

When rsync is run w/o chroot, symlinks that point outside daemon's root can be created

Nov 28, 2007

References

lists.apple.com / archives/security-announce//2008/Jul/msg00003.html
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2008-01/msg00002.html
rsync.samba.org / security.html
secunia.com / advisories/27853
secunia.com / advisories/27863
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/28412
secunia.com / advisories/28457
secunia.com / advisories/31326
secunia.com / advisories/61005
securitytracker.com / id
support.f5.com / kb/en-us/solutions/public/15000/500/sol15549.html
wiki.rpath.com / wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2007-0257
mandriva.com / en/security/advisories
securityfocus.com / archive/1/487991/100/0/threaded
securityfocus.com / bid/26638
Patch
vupen.com / english/advisories/2007/4057
vupen.com / english/advisories/2008/2268