Description
Rclone is a command-line program to sync files and directories to and from different cloud storage providers. Insecure handling of symlinks with --links and --metadata in rclone while copying to local disk allows unprivileged users to indirectly modify ownership and permissions on symlink target files when a superuser or privileged process performs a copy. This vulnerability could enable privilege escalation and unauthorized access to critical system files, compromising system integrity, confidentiality, and availability. This vulnerability is fixed in 1.68.2.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| rclone | rclone | >= 1.59.0, < 1.68.2 | — |
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 13 | rclone | No fix yet | — |
| Debian 12 | rclone | No fix yet | — |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 26.10 | rclone | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 25.10 | rclone | No fix yet | — |
Show 2 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu Pro 26.04 LTS | rclone | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 24.04 LTS | rclone | No fix yet | — |
openSUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| openSUSE Tumbleweed | govulncheck-vulndb | 0.0.20241119T173509-1.1 | openSUSE-SU-2024:14513-1 |
| openSUSE Tumbleweed | rclone | 1.68.2-2.1 | openSUSE-SU-2024:14524-1 |
Alpine
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine v3.24 | rclone | 1.68.2-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.23 | rclone | 1.68.2-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.22 | rclone | 1.68.2-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.21 | rclone | 1.68.2-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.20 | rclone | 1.68.2-r0 | — |
Wolfi
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wolfi rolling | rclone | 1.68.2-r0 | — |
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Go | github.com/rclone/rclone | >= 1.59.0, < 1.68.2 | 1.68.2 | GHSA-hrxh-9w67-g4cv |
Advisories 3
- WID-SEC-2026-3196 rclone: Mehrere Schwachstellen ermöglichen Umgehen von Sicherheitsvorkehrungen BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · Oct 25, 2026
- openSUSE-SU-2024:14513-1 govulncheck-vulndb-0.0.20241119T173509-1.1 on GA media SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- openSUSE-SU-2024:14524-1 rclone-1.68.2-2.1 on GA media SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026