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CVE-2026-54572
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.
Known exploited
Not asserted
Disputed
No
Stale source
No
Conflicts
0
Affected products and versions
1 source assertion{"product":"rclone","vendor":"rclone","versions":[{"status":"affected","version":"< 1.74.4"}]}
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Provider-owned CVSS observations
1 source assertion{"metric":{"attackComplexity":"HIGH","attackVector":"NETWORK","availabilityImpact":"LOW","baseScore":7.5,"baseSeverity":"HIGH","confidentialityImpact":"LOW","integrityImpact":"HIGH","privilegesRequired":"NONE","scope":"CHANGED","userInteraction":"REQUIRED","vectorString":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:H/A:L","version":"3.1"},"metric_type":"cvssV3_1"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5cvssurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:54b7ce3652d80a09510d3324c09c78cb858b19a175886d6c24225c7bc7200e9b · sha256:9cceae294c55c949… · /containers/cna/metrics/0/cvssV3_1
CWE assertions
1 source assertion{"cweId":"CWE-59","description":"CWE-59: Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')","lang":"en","type":"CWE"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5cweurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:54b7ce3652d80a09510d3324c09c78cb858b19a175886d6c24225c7bc7200e9b · sha256:9cceae294c55c949… · /containers/cna/problemTypes/0/descriptions/0
Source references
5 source assertions{"name":"https://github.com/rclone/rclone/commit/1154afebee986180b489084d38e2a0c578751498","tags":["x_refsource_MISC"],"url":"https://github.com/rclone/rclone/commit/1154afebee986180b489084d38e2a0c578751498"}
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{"name":"https://github.com/rclone/rclone/commit/874a804f5289517defdd7de68b2a374837080265","tags":["x_refsource_MISC"],"url":"https://github.com/rclone/rclone/commit/874a804f5289517defdd7de68b2a374837080265"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5referenceurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:54b7ce3652d80a09510d3324c09c78cb858b19a175886d6c24225c7bc7200e9b · sha256:9cceae294c55c949… · /containers/cna/references/2
{"name":"https://github.com/rclone/rclone/releases/tag/v1.74.4","tags":["x_refsource_MISC"],"url":"https://github.com/rclone/rclone/releases/tag/v1.74.4"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5referenceurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:54b7ce3652d80a09510d3324c09c78cb858b19a175886d6c24225c7bc7200e9b · sha256:9cceae294c55c949… · /containers/cna/references/3
{"name":"https://github.com/rclone/rclone/security/advisories/GHSA-cf44-9pgv-m4xc","tags":["x_refsource_CONFIRM"],"url":"https://github.com/rclone/rclone/security/advisories/GHSA-cf44-9pgv-m4xc"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5referenceurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:54b7ce3652d80a09510d3324c09c78cb858b19a175886d6c24225c7bc7200e9b · sha256:9cceae294c55c949… · /containers/cna/references/0
{"tags":["exploit"],"url":"https://github.com/rclone/rclone/security/advisories/GHSA-cf44-9pgv-m4xc"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5referenceurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:54b7ce3652d80a09510d3324c09c78cb858b19a175886d6c24225c7bc7200e9b · sha256:9cceae294c55c949… · /containers/adp/0/references/0
Attribution and limitations
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