Description
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.
Affected products
rclone: rclone
References5
- github.com/rclone/rclone/security/advisories/GHSA-4vr5-p2gc-h23p ExploitVendor Advisory
- github.com/rclone/rclone/security/advisories/GHSA-4vr5-p2gc-h23p ExploitVendor Advisory
- github.com/rclone/rclone/commit/1a746732441e8158f32fab35924b237… Patch
- github.com/rclone/rclone/commit/d11efe0d58fe6a2d6d90675bb9d8ee5… Patch
- github.com/rclone/rclone/releases/tag/v1.74.4 Release Notes
Metrics
- CVSS 3.1
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5.0
MEDIUM
Score source: CNA
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:L - EPSS — exploit probability
- 0% percentile: 18 · as of 15 November 2026
- CWE
- CWE-22
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