Description
rclone from 1.55.0 before 1.75.2 contains a signature verification bypass in stable selfupdate that trusts checksums from unsigned bytes preceding the PGP-clearsigned SHA256SUMS block. Attackers controlling the release distribution path can prepend an unsigned checksum line matching a malicious archive, causing selfupdate to install an attacker-controlled rclone executable.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| rclone | rclone | 1.55.0 – < 1.75.2 | 1.75.2 |
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 18.04 LTS | rclone | No fix yet | — |
Show 4 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 | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 22.04 LTS | rclone | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS | rclone | No fix yet | — |
Alpine
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine v3.24 | rclone | 1.75.2-r0 | — |
Amazon Linux
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux 2023 | rclone | 1.75.2-1.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2026-3401 |
| Amazon Linux 2 | rclone | 1.55.1-1.amzn2.0.13 | ALAS2-2026-4081 |
Advisories 3
- WID-SEC-2026-4156 rclone: Mehrere Schwachstellen BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · Nov 9, 2026
- ALAS2023-2026-3401 Important: rclone security update (Amazon Linux 2023) Amazon Linux Security Center (ALAS) · Nov 9, 2026
- ALAS2-2026-4081 Important: rclone security update (Amazon Linux 2) Amazon Linux Security Center (ALAS) · Nov 9, 2026
References
- GitHub Security Advisory (GHSA-w33h-3qgq-8mv8) vendor-advisory
- VulnCheck Advisory: rclone 1.55.0 before 1.75.2 selfupdate Signature Verification Bypass via SHA256SUMS third-party-advisory