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

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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

CVSSScoreVectorSource
4.09.2 CriticalCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:NGitHub_M
3.19.8 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hredhat-SADP

Weaknesses

  • CWE-78 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')
  • CWE-306 Missing Authentication for Critical Function
  • CWE-94 Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')

Affected Products

ProductVersions
rclonerclone
  • >= 1.48.0, < 1.73.5Affected

References

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