CVE-2026-41179
RClone: Unauthenticated operations/fsinfo allows attacker-controlled backend instantiation and local command execution
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 9.2 Critical
- Published
- Apr 23, 2026
- Updated
- Jul 15, 2026
- Reserved
- Apr 17, 2026
Description
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.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4.0 | 9.2 Critical | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N | GitHub_M |
| 3.1 | 9.8 Critical | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | redhat-SADP |
Weaknesses
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
rclonerclone |
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References
- https://github.com/rclone/rclone/security/advisories/GHSA-jfwf-28xr-xw6q
- https://github.com/rclone/rclone/commit/2a9e952b38e03a96bf40c9eb6e8e22199865ee3b
- https://github.com/rclone/rclone/blob/bf55d5e6d37fd86164a87782191f9e1ffcaafa82/backend/webdav/webdav.go
- https://github.com/rclone/rclone/blob/bf55d5e6d37fd86164a87782191f9e1ffcaafa82/fs/operations/rc.go
- https://github.com/rclone/rclone/blob/bf55d5e6d37fd86164a87782191f9e1ffcaafa82/fs/rc/cache.go
- https://github.com/rclone/rclone/releases/tag/v1.73.5
- https://rclone.org/changelog/#v1-73-5-2026-04-19
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-41179vdb-entry
- RHBZ#2460988issue-tracking
- https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-41179.json
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