Rclone before 1.75.2 contains a path traversal vulnerability in the local backend's translateLink function, which trims the .rclonelink suffix from a path after the containment check, so a name can resolve outside the destination root. Attackers can plant a directory named ...rclonelink in a source tree synced with --links and --metadata to change ownership, timestamps, and xattrs of the destination's parent directory.

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity High

Privileges Required None

Attack Requirements Present

User Interaction Passive

Vulnerable System Confidentiality Impact None

Vulnerable System Integrity Impact High

Vulnerable System Availability Impact None

Subsequent System Confidentiality Impact None

Subsequent System Integrity Impact High

Subsequent System Availability Impact None

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity High

Privileges Required None

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact None

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions
rclone rclone unaffected
Version Status Constraints
0 affected < 1.75.2
1.75.2 unaffected —

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References
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https://github.com/rclone/rclone/security/advisories/GHSA-55qp-jrwr-x827 cve-icon cve-icon
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/rclone-before-1.75.2-path-traversal-via-translatelink-rclonelink-suffix-trim cve-icon cve-icon
History

Sun, 25 Oct 2026 13:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Rclone before 1.75.2 contains a path traversal vulnerability in the local backend's translateLink function, which trims the .rclonelink suffix from a path after the containment check, so a name can resolve outside the destination root. Attackers can plant a directory named ...rclonelink in a source tree synced with --links and --metadata to change ownership, timestamps, and xattrs of the destination's parent directory.
Title Rclone before 1.75.2 Path Traversal via translateLink .rclonelink Suffix Trim
First Time appeared Rclone
Rclone rclone
Weaknesses CWE-22
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:rclone:rclone:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Rclone
Rclone rclone
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 7, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:H/SA:N'}

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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulnCheck

Published:

Updated: 2026-10-25T13:20:29.131Z

Reserved: 2026-10-25T12:27:12.266Z

Link: CVE-2026-116195

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Status : Received

Published: 2026-10-25T14:16:59.990

Modified: 2026-10-25T14:16:59.990

Link: CVE-2026-116195

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