CVE-2026-71309

HIGH

rclone: Incomplete path validation allows backend root escape in serve restic

Title source: cna
STIX 2.1

Description

rclone is a command-line program to sync files and directories to and from different cloud storage providers. From 1.40.0 until 1.75.0, rclone serve restic does not correctly reject URL paths beginning with ../ in cmd/serve/restic/restic.go WithRemote, which accepts a leading parent path and passes it to GET, HEAD, POST, and DELETE handlers for configured backends including WebDAV, FTP, HTTP, Memory, and SFTP. An attacker who can access the REST endpoint may read, create, overwrite, or delete objects outside the path configured by the operator when the operator publishes a backend subdirectory and the backend credential can access parent or sibling objects. This issue is fixed in 1.75.0.

Scores

CVSS v4 8.6
EPSS 0.0031
EPSS Percentile 23.7%
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation poc
Automatable no
Technical Impact total

Details

CWE
CWE-22
Status published
Products (2)
rclone/rclone 1.40.0 - 1.75.0Go
rclone/rclone >= 1.40.0, < 1.75.0
Published Aug 05, 2026
Tracked Since Aug 06, 2026