Description
Rclone is a command-line program to sync files and directories to and from different cloud storage providers. Prior to 1.74.4, rclone serve restic --private-repos enforces authorization using the routed user path segment while building the backend object key from the raw uncleaned URL path, allowing an authenticated user to include .. in a request such as //..//config and read, overwrite, or delete another user's private repository on backends that clean path components. This issue is fixed in version 1.74.4.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| rclone | rclone | < 1.74.4 | — |
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 | — |
SUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| SLES for SAP 16.0 | govulncheck-vulndb | 0.0.20260827T195228-160000.1.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:23625-1 |
| SLES 16.0 | govulncheck-vulndb | 0.0.20260827T195228-160000.1.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:23625-1 |
openSUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| openSUSE Tumbleweed | rclone | 1.74.4-1.1 | openSUSE-SU-2026:11241-1 |
| openSUSE Leap 16.0 | govulncheck-vulndb | 0.0.20260827T195228-160000.1.1 | openSUSE-SU-2026:21761-1 |
| openSUSE Leap 16.0 | rclone | 1.74.4-bp160.1.1 | openSUSE-SU-2026:21436-1 |
Amazon Linux
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux 2023 | rclone | 1.74.3-83.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2026-2002 |
| Amazon Linux 2 | rclone | 1.55.1-1.amzn2.0.10 | ALAS2-2026-3834 |
Wolfi
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wolfi rolling | telegraf-1.38 | 1.38.4-r19 | — |
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Go | github.com/rclone/rclone | < 1.74.4 | 1.74.4 | GHSA-fqj9-69pf-6pjg |
Advisories 8
- SUSE-SU-2026:23625-1 Security update for govulncheck-vulndb SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Sep 29, 2026
- openSUSE-SU-2026:21761-1 Security update for govulncheck-vulndb SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Sep 9, 2026
- WID-SEC-2026-2266 rclone: Mehrere Schwachstellen BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · Aug 25, 2026
- WID-SEC-2026-2679 rclone: Mehrere Schwachstellen BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · Aug 5, 2026
- ALAS2-2026-3834 Important: rclone security update (Amazon Linux 2) Amazon Linux Security Center (ALAS) · Aug 4, 2026
- ALAS2023-2026-2002 Important: rclone security update (Amazon Linux 2023) Amazon Linux Security Center (ALAS) · Aug 4, 2026
- openSUSE-SU-2026:21436-1 Security update for rclone SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Jul 24, 2026
- openSUSE-SU-2026:11241-1 rclone-1.74.4-1.1 on GA media SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Jul 10, 2026