CVE-2026-116195

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.

CVSS v3 6.1 MEDIUM

6.1^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.6 / Impact : 4.0

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity HIGH

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact NONE

Scope CHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://github.com/rclone/rclone/security/advisories/GHSA-55qp-jrwr-x827	Vendor Advisory
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/rclone-before-1.75.2-path-traversal-via-translatelink-rclonelink-suffix-trim	Third Party Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:rclone:rclone:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

27 Oct 2026, 14:12

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References	~~() https://github.com/rclone/rclone/security/advisories/GHSA-55qp-jrwr-x827 -~~	() https://github.com/rclone/rclone/security/advisories/GHSA-55qp-jrwr-x827 - Vendor Advisory
References	~~() https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/rclone-before-1.75.2-path-traversal-via-translatelink-rclonelink-suffix-trim -~~	() https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/rclone-before-1.75.2-path-traversal-via-translatelink-rclonelink-suffix-trim - Third Party Advisory
First Time		Rclone Rclone rclone
CPE		cpe:2.3:a:rclone:rclone::::::::

25 Oct 2026, 14:16

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2026-10-25 14:16

Updated : 2026-10-27 14:12

NVD link : CVE-2026-116195

Mitre link : CVE-2026-116195

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-116195

JSON object : View

Products Affected

rclone

rclone

CWE

CWE-22

Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

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