---
id: CVE-2026-116191
title: Rclone before 1.75.2 Path Traversal via serve webdav MKCOL
summary: >-
  Rclone before 1.75.2 contains a path traversal vulnerability in serve webdav
  that allows unauthenticated attackers to write above the served root by
  sending an unvalidated '..' path component. Attackers can send MKCOL /.. to
  plant a VFS …
severity: high
cvss: 7.5
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N'
cvssSource: cna
cwe:
  - CWE-22
vendor: rclone
product: rclone
affected:
  - rclone < 1.75.2
published: '2026-10-25'
updated: '2026-10-25'
sourceUpdated: '2026-10-25T13:20:26.490Z'
source: CVEORG
sourceUrl: 'https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-116191'
references:
  - url: 'https://github.com/rclone/rclone/security/advisories/GHSA-44pm-2q5p-fm63'
    label: GitHub Security Advisory (GHSA-44pm-2q5p-fm63)
  - url: >-
      https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/rclone-before-1.75.2-path-traversal-via-serve-webdav-mkcol
    label: >-
      VulnCheck Advisory: Rclone before 1.75.2 Path Traversal via serve webdav
      MKCOL
tags:
  - cve.org
ingestedAt: '2026-10-25T22:08:29.943Z'
---

## Overview

Rclone before 1.75.2 contains a path traversal vulnerability in serve webdav that allows unauthenticated attackers to write above the served root by sending an unvalidated '..' path component. Attackers can send MKCOL /.. to plant a VFS node, then PUT, MOVE, COPY, or MKCOL to create, overwrite, or delete files belonging to other tenants.

## Affected

- `rclone < 1.75.2`

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.