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Vulnerability from bitnami_vulndb

Published

2026-07-19 23:51

Modified

2026-09-08 08:34

Summary

rclone: Unvalidated symlink target in local `--links` — arbitrary file write from an untrusted remote

Details

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.

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  "affected": [
    {
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Bitnami",
        "name": "rclone",
        "purl": "pkg:bitnami/rclone"
      },
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        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            },
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              "fixed": "1.74.4"
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          "type": "CVSS_V3"
        }
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    }
  ],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2026-54572"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cpes": [
      "cpe:2.3:a:rclone:rclone:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
      "cpe:2.3:a:rclone:rclone:*:*:*:*:*:go:*:*"
    ],
    "severity": "High"
  },
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  "id": "BIT-rclone-2026-54572",
  "modified": "2026-09-08T08:34:36.952Z",
  "published": "2026-07-19T23:51:44.432Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "FIX",
      "url": "https://github.com/rclone/rclone/commit/1154afebee986180b489084d38e2a0c578751498"
    },
    {
      "type": "FIX",
      "url": "https://github.com/rclone/rclone/commit/874a804f5289517defdd7de68b2a374837080265"
    },
    {
      "type": "ARTICLE",
      "url": "https://github.com/rclone/rclone/releases/tag/v1.74.4"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://github.com/rclone/rclone/security/advisories/GHSA-cf44-9pgv-m4xc"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-54572"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.6.2",
  "summary": "rclone: Unvalidated symlink target in local `--links` \u2014 arbitrary file write from an untrusted remote"
}

CVE-2026-54572 (GCVE-0-2026-54572)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-07-14 21:37 – Updated: 2026-07-15 12:43

Title

rclone: Unvalidated symlink target in local `--links` — arbitrary file write from an untrusted remote

Summary

Severity

7.5 (High)


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

SSVC

Exploitation: poc Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial

CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)

Decision recorded 2026-07-15 12:42 UTC

CWE

CWE-59 - Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')

Assigner

GitHub_M mitre root

References

4 references

URL	Tags
https://github.com/rclone/rclone/security/advisor…	x_refsource_CONFIRM
https://github.com/rclone/rclone/commit/1154afebe…	x_refsource_MISC
https://github.com/rclone/rclone/commit/874a804f5…	x_refsource_MISC
https://github.com/rclone/rclone/releases/tag/v1.74.4	x_refsource_MISC

Impacted products

1 product

Vendor	Product	Version
rclone	rclone	Affected: < 1.74.4

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