CVE-2026-54572
A remote, authenticated attacker can exploit multiple vulnerabilities in rclone to read and write arbitrary files, as well as disclose information and bypass security mechanisms.
CSIRTS triage
- What
- Multiple vulnerabilities in rclone allow an attacker to read and write arbitrary files and bypass security mechanisms.
- Who is affected
- Deployments of rclone are affected by these vulnerabilities.
- Urgency
- Remediation is urgent due to the high severity and potential for exploitation.
- Action
- Update to the latest version of rclone to address these vulnerabilities.
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Exploitation outlook
- Low exploitation risk0.36% 30-day exploitation probability — currently an unlikely target, but scores change as exploit code circulates. Riskier than 30% of all EPSS-scored CVEs.
Advisory coverage (4)
- unknownMultiples vulnérabilités dans les produits VMware (07 septembre 2026)cert-fr-avis · 2026-09-07
- high[NEW] [high] rclone: Multiple vulnerabilitiescert-bund · 2026-08-26
- highGHSA-cf44-9pgv-m4xc: rclone: Unvalidated symlink target in local `--links` — arbitrary file write from an untr…ghsa · 2026-08-05
- highCVE-2026-54572: Rclone is a command-line program to sync files and directories to and from different cloud sto…nvd · 2026-07-14
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