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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.

PUBLISHED Reserved 2026-06-15 | Published 2026-07-14 | Updated 2026-07-14 | Assigner GitHub_M




HIGH: 7.5CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:H/A:L

Problem types

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

Product status

< 1.74.4
affected

References

github.com/...rclone/security/advisories/GHSA-cf44-9pgv-m4xc

github.com/...ommit/1154afebee986180b489084d38e2a0c578751498

github.com/...ommit/874a804f5289517defdd7de68b2a374837080265

github.com/rclone/rclone/releases/tag/v1.74.4

cve.org (CVE-2026-54572)

nvd.nist.gov (CVE-2026-54572)

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