CVE-2026-71309
Path traversal in rclone serve restic allows accessing/modifying files outside configured directory.
Is CVE-2026-71309 being exploited?
Not confirmed. CVE-2026-71309 does not appear in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, which records only exploitation that has been observed and reported publicly. That is evidence of absence of a report, not evidence the flaw is unattacked. EPSS currently estimates a 0.38% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How severe is CVE-2026-71309?
CVE-2026-71309 is rated High. Severity describes how bad exploitation would be, not how likely it is: pair it with exploitation evidence before deciding what to patch first.
Is there a patch for CVE-2026-71309?
Yes. A fix has been recorded for CVE-2026-71309. The vendor advisory is the authority on the exact fixed version — apply it from there rather than from a summary.
What does CVE-2026-71309 affect?
CVE-2026-71309 affects rclone serve restic (versions >=1.40.0 and <1.75.0), Backends: WebDAV, FTP, HTTP, Memory, SFTP. Confirm the exact affected versions against the vendor advisory before deciding you are exposed.
What should I do about CVE-2026-71309?
Upgrade rclone to >=1.75.0 and restrict/limit access to restic REST endpoints until patched.
Exploitation status reflects CISA's KEV catalog as we last synced it. Check the catalog directly.
Path traversal via '../' on restic REST endpoint lets attackers read, create, overwrite, or delete backend objects outside the operator's configured subdirectory.
Immediate action required
- affected>= 1.40.0 and < 1.75.0
As published in the CVE Program record. A version outside these ranges is not a statement that it is unaffected — vendors sometimes understate a range, and distribution-backported builds carry upstream numbers that do not reflect what was patched into them.