MEDIUM 6.9 GitHub

CVE-2026-71313

rclone: Local Encoding Path Traversal

## Summary The local backend relies on its configurable filename encoder to prevent remote filename data from becoming operating-system path syntax. If a local destination uses an encoding that omits `Dot`, such as `Slash`, `None`, or `Raw`, a remote object's standard-encoded `..` component is decoded into an actual `..` component. `backend/local.localPath` then passes the decoded name to `filepath.Join`, which resolves the component and produces a path outside the configured local root. An at

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Published: 2026-08-05 · Source: GitHub · Feed updated: 2026-08-05
This medium severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 6.9 was published on 2026-08-05 via GitHub. Affected: go/github.com/rclone/rclone >= 1.51.0, <= 1.74.4.
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