# CVE-2026-116195: Rclone before 1.75.2 Path Traversal via translateLink .rclonelink Suffix Trim


- **Severity:** High 7.0 (`CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:H/SA:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 25 Oct 2026
- **Updated:** 26 Oct 2026
- **Also known as:** BIT-rclone-2026-116195, GHSA-3fqc-wx5g-4vf8, GHSA-55qp-jrwr-x827, UBUNTU-CVE-2026-116195

## What is CVE-2026-116195?

CVE-2026-116195 is a high-severity vulnerability in rclone, published on 25 Oct 2026. 

### Official description

Rclone before 1.75.2 contains a path traversal vulnerability in the local backend's translateLink function, which trims the .rclonelink suffix from a path after the containment check, so a name can resolve outside the destination root. Attackers can plant a directory named ...rclonelink in a source tree synced with --links and --metadata to change ownership, timestamps, and xattrs of the destination's parent directory.

Weakness: CWE-22 (Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-116195?

1 open source package ship an affected version, including rclone. It affects 1 product.


| Package | Ecosystem | Affected | Fixed in |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `rclone` | Bitnami | All versions | 1.75.2 |

Products: Rclone Rclone.

## How do I fix CVE-2026-116195?

Upgrade rclone to 1.75.2 or later.

## Is CVE-2026-116195 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-116195 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in rclone

- [CVE-2026-88018](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-88018/): rclone serve s3: --auth-proxy without --auth-key authenticates nobody - full SigV4 signature bypass (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2026-49980](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-49980/): Rclone: Unauthenticated command execution in `rclone rcd --rc-serve` via inline remote instantiation, bypassing CVE-2026-41179 fix (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2026-41179](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-41179/): RClone: Unauthenticated operations/fsinfo allows attacker-controlled backend instantiation and local command execution (critical 9.2)
- [CVE-2026-41176](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-41176/): Rclone: Unauthenticated options/set allows runtime auth bypass, leading to sensitive operations and command execution (critical 9.2)
- [CVE-2026-59733](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-59733/): rclone `serve restic --private-repos` authorization bypass: `..` in the URL path lets an authenticated user read, overwrite and delete other users' repositories (high 8.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-116195 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-116195 is a high-severity vulnerability in rclone, published on 25 Oct 2026. 
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-116195 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected packages and fixed versions:
- rclone (Bitnami): affected all versions; fixed in 1.75.2

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-116195/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-116195/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-116195
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-116195
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-116195

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-116195/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.