Path Traversal in Rclone
CVE-2026-59732
Rclone is a command-line program to sync files and directories to and from different cloud storage providers. Prior to 1.74.4, rclone archive extract can write extracted files outside the user-selected destination prefix when extracting a crafted archive containing parent path components such as ../, allowing creation or overwrite of sibling objects in the same bucket or path scope. This issue is fixed in version 1.74.4.
Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)
EPSS: 0.003 (17.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.0 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:L.
Affected products
- Rclone — versions < 1.74.4
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- security-advisories@github.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Exploit, Vendor Advisory)
- security-advisories@github.com (Patch, x_refsource_MISC)
- security-advisories@github.com (Patch, x_refsource_MISC)
- security-advisories@github.com (x_refsource_MISC, Release Notes)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2026-59732?
- CVE-2026-59732 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Rclone, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 5.0/10. Published 2026-07-14.
- How severe is CVE-2026-59732?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.0 out of 10.