CVE-2026-59733

Rclone is a command-line program to sync files and directories to and from different cloud storage providers. Prior to 1.74.4, rclone serve restic --private-repos enforces authorization using the routed user path segment while building the backend object key from the raw uncleaned URL path, allowing an authenticated user to include .. in a request such as //..//config and read, overwrite, or delete another user's private repository on backends that clean path components. This issue is fixed in version 1.74.4.

CVSS v3 8.8 HIGH

8.8^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.8 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://github.com/rclone/rclone/commit/015fd0eba1cb138eef081517795fed47a2873f2d	Patch
https://github.com/rclone/rclone/commit/dade21c1616035b044df0eef7ee6a85aeb06a139	Patch
https://github.com/rclone/rclone/releases/tag/v1.74.4	Release Notes
https://github.com/rclone/rclone/security/advisories/GHSA-fqj9-69pf-6pjg	Exploit Mitigation Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

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

History

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Information

Published : 2026-07-14 22:17

Updated : 2026-07-29 20:17

NVD link : CVE-2026-59733

Mitre link : CVE-2026-59733

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-59733

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Products Affected

rclone

rclone

CWE

CWE-22

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

CWE-639

Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key

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