CVE-2026-71313

6.9 MEDIUM 0.3% exploit odds Fix listed Disclosure OS & kernel

What it is

rclone is a command-line program to sync files and directories to and from different cloud storage providers. From v1.51.0 until v1.75.0, the local backend in backend/local/local.go relies on the configurable filename encoder to prevent remote filename data from becoming operating-system path syntax, so a local destination using Slash, None, Raw, or on Windows an encoding that preserves backslash can decode a standard-encoded fullwidth dot-dot component or native backslash form into an actual parent-directory component before filepath.Join resolves it outside the configured local root, allowing an attacker-controlled source object to create or overwrite files outside the selected destination directory as the rclone process. This issue is fixed in v1.75.0.

At a glance

Exploitability: Can be exploited over the network without logging in, but needs a user to act. High risk of data tampering.
Exploit odds: 0.3% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).
Fix: A patch, advisory or fixed version is referenced. Upgrade or apply it.

Timeline

2026-08-05 21:16 UTC PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
2026-09-09 20:50 UTC Last updatedMost recent change to the record

Why it ranks here

Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
Exploit odds: 0.3% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
Severity: 6.9 MEDIUM (CVSS).
Fix: a patch or advisory is linked.

Details

Published: 2026-08-05 21:16 UTC
Last modified: 2026-09-09 20:50 UTC
Exploit probability: 0.3% · EPSS, next 30 days
Weakness: CWE-22 · Path traversal
Record status: Awaiting Analysis

Attack profile CVSS 3.1 · 6.9

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: High
Privileges needed: None
User interaction: Required
Scope: Changed
Confidentiality: None
Integrity: High
Availability: Low

Raw vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:L

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Fix and advisories

References

NVD record · CVE.org record