Rclone is a command-line program to sync files and directories to and from different cloud storage providers. Insecure handling of symlinks with --links and --metadata in rclone while copying to local disk allows unprivileged users to indirectly modify ownership and permissions on symlink target files when a superuser or privileged process performs a copy. This vulnerability could enable privilege escalation and unauthorized access to critical system files, compromising system integrity, confidentiality, and availability. This vulnerability is fixed in 1.68.2.
https://github.com/rclone/rclone/security/advisories/GHSA-hrxh-9w67-g4cv
https://github.com/rclone/rclone/commit/01ccf204f42b4f68541b16843292439090a2dcf0
Published: 2024-11-15
Updated: 2024-11-18
Base Score: 6.1
Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:C
Severity: Medium
Base Score: 5.5
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
Severity: Medium
Base Score: 5.4
Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:L/SI:L/SA:L
Severity: Medium