CVE-2026-54572

HIGH 7.5

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

CVSS Score

7.5

EPSS Score

0.0%

EPSS Percentile

0th

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.

CWE	CWE-59
Vendor	rclone
Product	rclone
Published	Jul 14, 2026
Last Updated	Jul 15, 2026

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CVSS v3 Breakdown

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

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

High

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Changed

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

High

Availability

Low

Affected Versions

rclone / rclone

< 1.74.4

References

NVD ↗ CVE.org ↗ EPSS Data ↗

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