rclone `serve restic --private-repos` authorization bypass: `..` in the URL path lets an authenticated user read, overwrite and delete other users' repositories

Summary

CVECVE-2026-59733
StatePUBLISHED
AssignerGitHub_M
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2026-07-14 22:17:30 UTC
Updated2026-07-16 05:16:26 UTC
DescriptionRclone is a command-line program to sync files and directories to and from different cloud storage providers. Prior to 1.74.4, rclone serve restic --private-repos enforces authorization using the routed user path segment while building the backend object key from the raw uncleaned URL path, allowing an authenticated user to include .. in a request such as //..//config and read, overwrite, or delete another user's private repository on backends that clean path components. This issue is fixed in version 1.74.4.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.1 8.8 HIGH from [email protected]

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS: 0.005230000 probability, percentile 0.407980000 (date 2026-07-15)

Problem Types: CWE-22 | CWE-639 | CWE-22 CWE-22: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') | CWE-639 CWE-639: Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key


VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.1[email protected]Secondary8.8HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
3.1CNADECLARED8.8HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v3.1 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Rclone Rclone affected < 1.74.4 Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
github.com/rclone/rclone/commit/dade21c1616035b044df0eef7ee6a85aeb06a139 [email protected] github.com
github.com/rclone/rclone/security/advisories/GHSA-fqj9-69pf-6pjg [email protected] github.com
github.com/rclone/rclone/releases/tag/v1.74.4 [email protected] github.com
github.com/rclone/rclone/commit/015fd0eba1cb138eef081517795fed47a2873f2d [email protected] github.com
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