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Vulnerability record · CVE-2026-54572 · published 14 July 2026

CVE-2026-54572: Rclone link following vulnerability

Rclone · Rclone

Rclone is a command-line program to sync files and directories to and from different cloud storage providers. Prior to 1.74.4, with -l/--links, rclone serializes symlinks as .rclonelink text objects and recreates them on a local destination without validating the target, allowing an attacker-controlled remote to plant an escaping symlink and cause a following object write to land outside the destination with attacker-chosen contents. This issue is fixed in version 1.74.4.

8.8 CVSS 3.1 High EPSS 0.40% · top 67.9% CWE-59 · Link following
8.8CVSS 3.1 base score
0.40%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
5References, 2 tagged exploit
17 Jul 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

Rclone is a command-line program to sync files and directories to and from different cloud storage providers. Prior to 1.74.4, with -l/--links, rclone serializes symlinks as .rclonelink text objects and recreates them on a local destination without validating the target, allowing an attacker-controlled remote to plant an escaping symlink and cause a following object write to land outside the destination with attacker-chosen contents. This issue is fixed in version 1.74.4.

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:H/A:L

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
https://github.com/rclone/rclone/commit/1154afebee986180b489084d38e2a0c578751498 Patch
https://github.com/rclone/rclone/commit/874a804f5289517defdd7de68b2a374837080265 Patch
https://github.com/rclone/rclone/releases/tag/v1.74.4 Release Notes
https://github.com/rclone/rclone/security/advisories/GHSA-cf44-9pgv-m4xc ExploitMitigationVendor Advisory
https://github.com/rclone/rclone/security/advisories/GHSA-cf44-9pgv-m4xc ExploitMitigationVendor Advisory

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2026-54572), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-28). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.