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)
Published · last modified .
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.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.003 (16.8th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 17th percentile — 16.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.003 · change: +0.001
Affected products
- Rclone — versions < 1.74.4
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- github.com/rclone/rclone/security/advisories/GHSA-4vr5-p2gc-h23p (Exploit, Vendor Advisory)
- github.com/rclone/rclone/commit/1a746732441e8158f32fab35924b23701e719a8c (Patch)
- github.com/rclone/rclone/commit/d11efe0d58fe6a2d6d90675bb9d8ee5840c51e1d (Patch)
- github.com/rclone/rclone/releases/tag/v1.74.4 (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.