Path Traversal in Rclone
CVE-2026-93986
rclone before 1.75.1 fails to confine names from server and third-party listing responses to the listed directory, allowing path traversal sequences in object names. Attackers can craft special names containing forward slashes and parent directory references to potentially write outside the destination root, though downstream protections in the local backend currently block actual file escape.
Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 3.1 (Low). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.003 (21.4th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 21st percentile — 21.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- github.com/rclone/rclone/security/advisories/GHSA-3vxh-3pcx-9m8q (vendor-advisory)
- www.vulncheck.com/advisories/rclone-before-1.75.1-path-traversal-via-directory-… (third-party-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2026-93986?
- CVE-2026-93986 is a low-severity vulnerability in Rclone, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 3.1/10. Published 2026-09-19.
- How severe is CVE-2026-93986?
- Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.1 out of 10.