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CVE-2026-41179

rclone rclone — RClone: Unauthenticated operations/fsinfo allows attacker-controlled backend instantiation and local command execution

Description · from the CVE record

Rclone is a command-line program to sync files and directories to and from different cloud storage providers. Starting in version 1.48.0 and prior to version 1.73.5, the RC endpoint `operations/fsinfo` is exposed without `AuthRequired: true` and accepts attacker-controlled `fs` input. Because `rc.GetFs(...)` supports inline backend definitions, an unauthenticated attacker can instantiate an attacker-controlled backend on demand. For the WebDAV backend, `bearer_token_command` is executed during backend initialization, making single-request unauthenticated local command execution possible on reachable RC deployments without global HTTP authentication. Version 1.73.5 patches the issue.

Affected

ProductAffectedFixed inSource
rclone>= 1.48.0, < 1.73.5–CNA
OpenShift API for Data Protectionsee advisory–redhat-SADP
OpenShift API for Data Protectionsee advisory–redhat-SADP
OpenShift API for Data Protectionsee advisory–redhat-SADP
Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes 2see advisory–redhat-SADP

Scores by source

NVD9.8CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
redhat-SADP (CNA)9.8CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
GitHub_M (CNA)9.2CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
CISA ADPSSVCExploitation: poc · Automatable: yes · Technical impact: total

References

exploitgithub.com/rclone/rclone/security/advisories/GHSA-jfwf-28xr-xw6qrefgithub.com/rclone/rclone/commit/2a9e952b38e03a96bf40c9eb6e8e22199865ee3brefgithub.com/rclone/rclone/blob/bf55d5e6d37fd86164a87782191f9e1ffcaafa82/backend/webdav/webdav.gorefgithub.com/rclone/rclone/blob/bf55d5e6d37fd86164a87782191f9e1ffcaafa82/fs/operations/rc.gorefgithub.com/rclone/rclone/blob/bf55d5e6d37fd86164a87782191f9e1ffcaafa82/fs/rc/cache.gorefgithub.com/rclone/rclone/releases/tag/v1.73.5refrclone.org/changelog/#v1-73-5-2026-04-19refaccess.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-41179refbugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2460988refsecurity.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-41179.json