CVE-2026-54572rclone: Unvalidated symlink target in local `--links` — arbitrary file write from an untrusted remote
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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
- 7.5 HIGH (v3.1, CNA)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:H/A:L
- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-59
- Known exploited
- Not in CISA's KEV catalog
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- Not loaded for this CVE
- Assigned by
- GitHub_M
- NVD analysis
- Analyzed
- Record last updated
- Jul 15, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 9, 2026
Affected products
rclone rclone rclone:rclone (from the name) | before 1.74.4 | CNA record |
rclone rclone rclone:rclone | before 1.74.4 | NVD |
References
- https://github.com/rclone/rclone/security/advisories/GHSA-cf44-9pgv-m4xcx-refsource-confirm, exploit, mitigation, vendor-advisory
- https://github.com/rclone/rclone/commit/1154afebee986180b489084d38e2a0c578751498x-refsource-misc, patch
- https://github.com/rclone/rclone/commit/874a804f5289517defdd7de68b2a374837080265x-refsource-misc, patch
- https://github.com/rclone/rclone/releases/tag/v1.74.4x-refsource-misc, release-notes
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