Description
rclone is a command-line program to sync files and directories to and from different cloud storage providers. Prior to 1.75.1, rclone core does not reject parent-directory segments in source Object.Remote() values before fs/list, fs/walk, fs/sync, and fs/operations pass those values to destination backends. A flat-keyspace source object store populated with native non-rclone tooling can contain a raw .. key segment, and affected b2, swift, qingstor, oracleobjectstorage, internetarchive, smb, storj, sftp, webdav, ftp, filelu, shade, and sia destinations use path.Join(root, remote) before EncodeDot can neutralize the segment. A copy or upload can therefore escape the configured root into another bucket, share, or path reachable by the victim credential, with sftp and smb potentially reaching other filesystem or share locations under the same login authority. This issue is fixed in version 1.75.1.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| rclone | rclone | < 1.75.1 | — |
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 | 0.0.20260916T180043-160000.1.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:23863-1, SUSE-SU-2026:23855-1 |
| SLES 16.0 | govulncheck-vulndb | 0.0.20260916T180043-160000.1.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:23863-1, SUSE-SU-2026:23855-1 |
openSUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| openSUSE Leap 16.0 | govulncheck-vulndb | 0.0.20260916T180043-160000.1.1 | openSUSE-SU-2026:21897-1 |
Amazon Linux
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux 2023 | rclone | 1.75.1-1.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2026-3129 |
Wolfi
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wolfi rolling | telegraf-1.38 | 1.38.4-r28 | — |
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Go | github.com/rclone/rclone | < 1.75.1 | 1.75.1 | GHSA-38xv-hf3p-h7mq |
Advisories 4
- ALAS2023-2026-3129 Important: rclone security update (Amazon Linux 2023) Amazon Linux Security Center (ALAS) · Sep 28, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2026:23863-1 Security update for govulncheck-vulndb SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Sep 27, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2026:23855-1 Security update for govulncheck-vulndb SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Sep 27, 2026
- openSUSE-SU-2026:21897-1 Security update for govulncheck-vulndb SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Sep 25, 2026