CVE-2026-54572 — Security Box Score

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CVE-2026-54572HIGH

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

  AV  AC  PR  UI  S  C  I  A   CVSS    EPSS   %ile   KEV
   N   L   N   R  C  L  H  L    8.8   .0031   23.7     —

AFFECTED
  Product  Versions    Fixed
  rclone   < 1.74.4 –  —

TIMELINE
  Jun 15  Reserved by GitHub_M
  Jul 14  EXPLOIT PUBLISHED — CVE-2026-54572 (rclone). Public exploit reference added.
  Jul 14  Published (CNA: GitHub_M)

CWE-59 · CNA: GitHub_M · CVSS v3.1 · 4 references · NVD status: Analyzed

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.

Lifecycle

Complete event history — 3 events, chronological
Date	Event	Detail
June 15, 2026	Reserved	Reserved by GitHub_M
July 14, 2026	EXPLOIT PUBLISHED	EXPLOIT PUBLISHED — CVE-2026-54572 (rclone). Public exploit reference added.
July 14, 2026	Published	Published (CNA: GitHub_M)

Affected

Affected products and packages — 1 row
Vendor	Product / Package	Ecosystem	Version introduced	Fixed
rclone	rclone	—	< 1.74.4	—

Weaknesses

CWE-59

References (4)

https://github.com/rclone/rclone/commit/1154afebee986180b489084d38e2a0c578751498 [Patch]
https://github.com/rclone/rclone/commit/874a804f5289517defdd7de68b2a374837080265 [Patch]
https://github.com/rclone/rclone/releases/tag/v1.74.4 [Release Notes]
https://github.com/rclone/rclone/security/advisories/GHSA-cf44-9pgv-m4xc [Exploit, Mitigation, Vendor Advisory]

Authoritative record: CVE-2026-54572 at cve.org

Vendors: rclone

Weaknesses: CWE-59

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