CVE-2026-45232 | RsyncProject rsync up to 3.4.2 Environment Variable socket.c establish_proxy_connection RSYNC_PROXY off-by-one (GHSA-8f85-j2cv-59m8 / Nessus ID 315779)
A vulnerability was found in RsyncProject rsync up to 3.4.2 and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is the function establish_proxy_connection of the file socket.c of the component Environment Variable Handler. Executing a manipulation of the argument RSYNC_PROXY can lead to off-by-one.
This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2026-45232. The attack can be executed remotely. There is not any exploit available.
It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.