CVE-2026-88016High· 7.1▾ MidnightPoC availablerclone 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 l…
▾ Midnight zone — Critical, or high with PoC / in-the-wild
impact 39.1 · likelihood 0 · exploitation 12
A public proof-of-concept already exists for this vulnerability — see Exploit availability below.
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Disclosed via NVD
0.2%
Last analysed / modified upstream
Exploit / PoC code exists
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.
rclone < 1.75.1Upgrade past the affected range:
rclone 1.75.1Affected packages:
github.com/rclone/rclone < 1.75.1Patched in:
github.com/rclone/rclone 1.75.1Source: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-f8g7-2xjc-7mfh
Field changes observed since this record was first indexed.
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