Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource Affecting rclone package, versions *


Severity

Recommended
0.0
low
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.14% (4th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN13-RCLONE-19257861
  • published26 Aug 2026
  • disclosed25 Aug 2026

Introduced: 25 Aug 2026

NewCVE-2026-79783  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-732  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for Debian:13 rclone.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream rclone package and not the rclone package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:13 relevant fixed versions and status.

rclone before 1.74.4 fails to mask special permission bits when applying source-supplied mode metadata in the local backend, allowing attackers to set setuid/setgid bits on attacker-controlled files. When copying with metadata preservation from an untrusted remote, attackers can plant a setuid binary that escalates privileges to root if rclone runs as root, or to the service account user otherwise.

CVSS Base Scores

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