CVE-2026-79781

rclone serve s3 Path Traversal via dot-dot object keys

MEDIUM
6.5
CVSS Score
Published: August 25, 2026 at 03:16 PM UTC
Updated: September 10, 2026 at 09:08 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorRclone

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Severity
MEDIUM6.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.3%
SSVC
PoC

Description

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.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v < 1.74.4
Vendor states this is fixed in 1.74.4 (unaffected)

Remediation

No guide yet

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SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCPoCAutomatablePartial impact

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CVSS

6.5MEDIUMVulnCheck
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
LOW
Integrity
LOW
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusAWAITING ANALYSIS
CWE
CWE-22

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