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rclone — security advisory
rclone is a command-line program to sync files and directories to and from different cloud storage providers. Prior to 1.75.1, when backend/local runs with --links, a source .rclonelink object can plant a symlink in the destination and later directory metadata is applied through that path. MkdirMetadata, writeMetadataToFile, and setTimes operate when Directory.translatedLink=false, so os.Chown, os.Chmod, os.Chtimes, and birth-time handling can bypass os.Root confinement and follow the symlink. An attacker controlling source contents can therefore apply selected ownership, permissions, modification times, or birth times to a file or directory outside the destination, with --metadata required for chmod and chown while modification time is applied by the normal directory workflow. This issue is fixed in version 1.75.1.
- Products
- rclone
- Affected versions
- 1.36-3, 1.36-3ubuntu0.1, 1.36-3ubuntu0.2, 1.47.0+ex1-6, 1.47.0+ex1-7, 1.49.5-2, 1.49.5-3, 1.50.2-2, 1.50.2-2ubuntu0.1, 1.50.2-2ubuntu0.2, 1.50.2-2ubuntu0.2+esm1, 1.53.3-1, 1.53.3-2, 1.53.3-4, 1.53.3-4ubuntu1, 1.53.3-4ubuntu1.22.04.1, 1.53.3-4ubuntu1.22.04.2, 1.53.3-4ubuntu1.22.04.3, 1.53.3-4ubuntu1.22.04.3+esm1, 1.53.3-4ubuntu1.22.04.4, 1.53.3-4ubuntu1.22.04.4+esm1, 1.53.3-4ubuntu1.22.04.5, 1.53.3-4ubuntu1.22.04.5+esm1, 1.60.1+dfsg-2build1, 1.60.1+dfsg-3, 1.60.1+dfsg-3ubuntu0.24.04.1, 1.60.1+dfsg-3ubuntu0.24.04.2, 1.60.1+dfsg-3ubuntu0.24.04.3, 1.60.1+dfsg-3ubuntu0.24.04.4, 1.60.1+dfsg-3ubuntu0.24.04.4+esm1, 1.60.1+dfsg-3ubuntu0.24.04.5, 1.60.1+dfsg-3ubuntu0.24.04.5+esm1, 1.60.1+dfsg-3ubuntu0.24.04.6, 1.60.1+dfsg-3ubuntu0.24.04.6+esm1, 1.60.1+dfsg-4ubuntu2, 1.60.1+dfsg-4ubuntu3, 1.60.1+dfsg-4ubuntu3.1, 1.60.1+dfsg-4ubuntu3.1+esm1, 1.60.1+dfsg-4ubuntu3.2, 1.60.1+dfsg-4ubuntu3.2+esm1, 1.69.3+dfsg-3, 1.69.3+dfsg-3ubuntu1
- Fixed versions
- Not specified
- CVEs
- CVE-2026-88016
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
- Not specified
- Updated in this feed
- 31 Oct 2026, 03:29 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
rclone is a command-line program to sync files and directories to and from different cloud storage providers. Prior to 1.75.1, when backend/local runs with --links, a source .rclonelink object can plant a symlink in the destination and later directory metadata is applied through that path. MkdirMetadata, writeMetadataToFile, and setTimes operate when Directory.translatedLink=false, so os.Chown, os.Chmod, os.Chtimes, and birth-time handling can bypass os.Root confinement and follow the symlink. An attacker controlling source contents can therefore apply selected ownership, permissions, modification times, or birth times to a file or directory outside the destination, with --metadata required for chmod and chown while modification time is applied by the normal directory workflow. This issue is fixed in version 1.75.1.
osv:UBUNTU-CVE-2026-88016
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Complete source record
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