CVE catalog
CVE-2026-79781
rclone serve s3 before 1.74.4 contains a path traversal vulnerability that allows attackers to read and overwrite root-level files by using dot-dot segments in S3 object keys. Attackers can send reque
- Severity
- Medium · CVSS 6.9
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X - Published
- Updated
- Source
- [NVD] · [CVE record]
- EPSS
- 0.30% · Oct 25, 2026
rclone serve s3 before 1.74.4 contains a path traversal vulnerability that allows attackers to read and overwrite root-level files by using dot-dot segments in S3 object keys. Attackers can send requests with object keys like ../root-secret.txt to escape the bucket namespace and access files in the serve root directory.
Vulnerable and fixed packages
Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.
| Distribution | Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | rclone | sid | 1.75.2-2 | fixed |
| Debian | rclone | trixie | 1.60.1+dfsg-4 | vulnerable |
| Debian | rclone | bookworm | 1.60.1+dfsg-2 | vulnerable |
Fixed-version evidence
| Distribution | Package | Type | Release | Fixed version | Urgency | Origin | Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | rclone | source | sid | 1.75.2-1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [1145670] |
| Debian | rclone | source | trixie | (unfixed) | not yet assigned | Not reported | [1145670] |
| Debian | rclone | source | bookworm | (unfixed) | not yet assigned | Not reported | [1145670] |
Notes
[trixie] rclone: Minor issue [bookworm] rclone: Limited support, minor issue
OpenFactory catalog packages
[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]
- [golang-github-rclone-rclone-dev]Affected
Source package: [rclone]
Details (2)
1.60.1+dfsg-2· all · bookwormAffected
nvd · rclone · debian · bookworm; nvd · rclone · debian · 12
1.60.1+dfsg-2· all · bookwormAffected
nvd · rclone · debian · bookworm; nvd · rclone · debian · 12
- [rclone]Affected
Source package: [rclone]
Details (2)
1.60.1+dfsg-2+b5· amd64 · bookwormAffected
nvd · rclone · debian · bookworm; nvd · rclone · debian · 12
1.60.1+dfsg-2+b5· arm64 · bookwormAffected
nvd · rclone · debian · bookworm; nvd · rclone · debian · 12
[Debian 13 (Trixie)]
- [golang-github-rclone-rclone-dev]Affected
Source package: [rclone]
Details (2)
1.60.1+dfsg-4· all · trixieAffected
nvd · rclone · debian · 13
1.60.1+dfsg-4· all · trixieAffected
nvd · rclone · debian · 13
- [rclone]Affected
Details (2)
1.60.1+dfsg-4· amd64 · trixieAffected
nvd · rclone · debian · 13
1.60.1+dfsg-4· arm64 · trixieAffected
nvd · rclone · debian · 13
Observed:
References
- [https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-79781]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2026-79781]
- [https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-79781]
- [https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-79781.json]
- [https://wid.cert-bund.de/.well-known/csaf/white/2026/wid-sec-w-2026-2266.json]
[CERT-Bund public advisories] · [Debian Security Tracker] · [FIRST EPSS] · [National Vulnerability Database (NVD)] · [OSV Package Vulnerability Database] · [Red Hat security advisories and VEX]