High severity7.5NVD Advisory· Published Jul 14, 2026· Updated Jul 17, 2026
CVE-2026-54572
CVE-2026-54572
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.
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Affected packages
Versions sourced from the GitHub Security Advisory.
| Package | Affected versions | Patched versions |
|---|---|---|
github.com/rclone/rcloneGo | < 1.74.4 | 1.74.4 |
Affected products
8- osv-coords6 versionspkg:apk/chainguard/telegraf-1.38pkg:apk/chainguard/telegraf-1.39pkg:apk/wolfi/telegraf-1.38pkg:bitnami/rclonepkg:rpm/opensuse/rclone&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2016.0pkg:rpm/opensuse/rclone&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweed
< 1.38.4-r19+ 5 more
- (no CPE)range: < 1.38.4-r19
- (no CPE)range: < 1.39.2-r3
- (no CPE)range: < 1.38.4-r19
- (no CPE)range: < 1.74.4
- (no CPE)range: < 1.74.4-bp160.1.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.74.4-1.1
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
6- github.com/rclone/rclone/commit/1154afebee986180b489084d38e2a0c578751498nvdPatchWEB
- github.com/rclone/rclone/commit/874a804f5289517defdd7de68b2a374837080265nvdPatchWEB
- github.com/rclone/rclone/security/advisories/GHSA-cf44-9pgv-m4xcnvdExploitMitigationVendor AdvisoryWEB
- github.com/advisories/GHSA-cf44-9pgv-m4xcghsaADVISORY
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-54572ghsaADVISORY
- github.com/rclone/rclone/releases/tag/v1.74.4nvdRelease NotesWEB
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