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CVE-2026-54572
rclone: Unvalidated symlink target in local `--links` — arbitrary file write from an untrusted remote
High7.5EPSS 0.40%
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- GitHub_M
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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| GitHub_MCNA (assigner) | 3.1 | High7.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:H/A:L |
| NVDNVD · Analyzed | 3.1 | High8.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:H/A:L |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.40% · top 65% of all CVEs (6 Nov 2026)
- CISA SSVC
- Exploitation: poc · Automatable: no · Technical impact: partial
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.5.
Weakness
Affected products
Affected packages
From reviewed advisories of the GitHub Advisory Database.
- Gogithub.com/rclone/rcloneGHSA-cf44-9pgv-m4xc (opens in a new tab)
References (4)
- https://github.com/rclone/rclone/security/advisories/GHSA-cf44-9pgv-m4xc (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMexploit
- https://github.com/rclone/rclone/commit/1154afebee986180b489084d38e2a0c578751498 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISC
- https://github.com/rclone/rclone/commit/874a804f5289517defdd7de68b2a374837080265 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISC
- https://github.com/rclone/rclone/releases/tag/v1.74.4 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISC
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-cf44-9pgv-m4xc (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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