---
id: CVE-2026-116195
title: Rclone before 1.75.2 Path Traversal via translateLink .rclonelink Suffix Trim
summary: >-
  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. A…
severity: medium
cvss: 6.1
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/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: '2026-10-25T13:20:29.131Z'
source: CVEORG
sourceUrl: 'https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-116195'
references:
  - url: 'https://github.com/rclone/rclone/security/advisories/GHSA-55qp-jrwr-x827'
    label: GitHub Security Advisory (GHSA-55qp-jrwr-x827)
  - url: >-
      https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/rclone-before-1.75.2-path-traversal-via-translatelink-rclonelink-suffix-trim
    label: >-
      VulnCheck Advisory: Rclone before 1.75.2 Path Traversal via translateLink
      .rclonelink Suffix Trim
tags:
  - cve.org
ingestedAt: '2026-10-25T22:08:29.941Z'
---

## Overview

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.

## Affected

- `rclone < 1.75.2`

## Remediation

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