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CVE-2026-54572

HIGH
7.5
CVSS 3.1
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.

Metadata

CVE ID
CVE-2026-54572
State
PUBLISHED
Assigner
GitHub_M
Reserved
2026-06-15 19:15 UTC
Published
2026-07-14 21:37 UTC
Last updated
2026-07-14 21:37 UTC
Primary CWE
CWE-59
CWE-59: Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link F…
Vendor / Product
rclone / rclone
Sources
cve.org  ·  NVD

Severity & Metrics

7.5 HIGH CVSS 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:H/A:L
Affected products (1)
VendorProductPlatformVersions
rclone rclone — < 1.74.4
Weakness (CWE)
CWESourceDescription
CWE-59 cna CWE-59: Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')
CVSS scores (1)
ScoreSeverityVersionSourceVector
7.5 HIGH 3.1 cna CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:H/A:L
References (4)
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