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CVE PROGRAM SOURCE RECORD7.5 High

CVE-2026-54572

rclone: Unvalidated symlink target in local `--links` — arbitrary file write from an untrusted remote

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.

Affected products

Version statuses are supplied by the assigning organization. Consult the original record for detailed ranges and platform conditions.

rclone rclone

  • < 1.74.4affected

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