Medium severity · published Oct 25, 2026
CVE-2026-116195
Rclone before 1.75.2 Path Traversal via translateLink .rclonelink Suffix Trim
New
6.1
CVSS
0.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Rclone before 1.75.2 contains a path traversal vulnerability in the local backend's translateLink function, which trims the .rclonelink suffix from a path after the containment check, so a name can resolve outside the destination root. Attackers can plant a directory named ...rclonelink in a source tree synced with --links and --metadata to change ownership, timestamps, and xattrs of the destination's parent directory.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
High
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
High
Availability
None
Scope
Changed
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.2% · higher than 14% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
RC
rclone · rclone
before 1.75.2 · source: vendor, NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-116195
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-116195
Vendor Advisory
https://github.com/rclone/rclone/security/advisories/GHSA-55qp-jrwr-x827
Third Party Advisory
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/rclone-before-1.75.2-path-traversal-via-translatelink-rclonelink-suffix-trim
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