TI-2026-60042 Aliases CVE-2026-88016 GHSA-f8g7-2xjc-7mfh

Link following in rclone

MEDIUM 64CWE-281Published 2026-09-10 · Updated 2026-09-15

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: Low
User interaction: Required
Attack complexity: High
Impact type: —
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: Low · High · Low
Fix status: Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV

EPSS 0.00187 8th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix Fixed rclone (rclone): 1.75.1github.com/rclone/rclone (Go): 1.75.1

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation: Poc
Automatable: No
Technical impact: Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
rclone	rclone	before 1.75.1	1.75.1	Patch available	CNA
—	github.com/rclone/rclone (Go)	before 1.75.1	1.75.1	Patch available	GHSA-f8g7-2xjc-7mfh

rclone Vendorrclone Affected before 1.75.1 Fixed in 1.75.1 Patch available CNA
github.com/rclone/rclone (Go) Vendor— Affected before 1.75.1 Fixed in 1.75.1 Patch available GHSA-f8g7-2xjc-7mfh

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:rclone:rclone::::::::	before 1.75.1	Vulnerable	rclone

cpe:2.3:a:rclone:rclone:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 1.75.1 Vulnerable ·rclone

Remediation

Fix · CNA rclone (rclone) Fixed in 1.75.1
Fix · GHSA-f8g7-2xjc-7mfh github.com/rclone/rclone (Go) Fixed in 1.75.1 Advisory →

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat's page for this CVE →

Not affected: 1 product

Red Hat

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-88016
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-f8g7-2xjc-7mfh

References

Patch 2

Advisory 2

Other 2

TI-2026-60044 rclone serve s3: --auth-proxy without --auth-key authenticates nobody - full SigV4 signature bypass CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2026-29802 RClone: Unauthenticated operations/fsinfo allows attacker-controlled backend instantiation and local command execution CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.2
TI-2026-29799 Rclone: Unauthenticated options/set allows runtime auth bypass, leading to sensitive operations and command execution CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.2
TI-2026-42602 Path traversal in rclone CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
TI-2026-39407 rclone: Unvalidated symlink target in local `--links` — arbitrary file write from an untrusted remote CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
TI-2026-80211 Authentication bypass in rclone serve webdav via OPTIONS requests CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 6.9

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Sources

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