CVE-2026-71309
HIGHrclone: Incomplete path validation allows backend root escape in serve restic
Title source: cnaDescription
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.
References (3)
Core 3
Core References
X_Refsource_Confirm x_refsource_confirm
https://github.com/rclone/rclone/security/advisories/GHSA-45pq-889g-fcgh
X_Refsource_Misc x_refsource_misc
https://github.com/rclone/rclone/commit/cc5a189f00efe68ed0ddb32d3237b42549a9f264
X_Refsource_Misc x_refsource_misc
https://github.com/rclone/rclone/releases/tag/v1.75.0
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