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Critical · 9.2 Scanner template Public exploit CVE-2026-41179 BIT-rclone-2026-41179EUVD-2026-25144GHSA-jfwf-28xr-xw6qGO-2026-5466

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

Published Apr 23, 2026 · Updated Jul 15, 2026 · Assigned by GitHub_M

Vendor: rclone Product: rclone Package: github.com/ncw/rclone Package: github.com/rclone/rclone Package: rclone Package: rclone Package: rclone Package: telegraf-1.38 Ecosystem: Alpine Ecosystem: Debian Ecosystem: Go Ecosystem: Ubuntu Ecosystem: Wolfi

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.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
rclone rclone >= 1.48.0, < 1.73.5 —

Fixed in Linux distributions

Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.

Debian

Security tracker ↗
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian 13 rclone No fix yet —
Debian 12 rclone No fix yet —

Ubuntu

Security tracker ↗
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Ubuntu 26.10 rclone No fix yet —
Ubuntu 26.04 LTS rclone 1.60.1+dfsg-4ubuntu3.1 —
Ubuntu 25.10 rclone 1.60.1+dfsg-4ubuntu2.1 —
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS rclone 1.60.1+dfsg-3ubuntu0.24.04.5 —

SUSE

Security tracker ↗
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
SLES for SAP 16.0 govulncheck-vulndb 0.0.20260827T195228-160000.1.1 SUSE-SU-2026:23625-1
SLES 16.0 govulncheck-vulndb 0.0.20260827T195228-160000.1.1 SUSE-SU-2026:23625-1

openSUSE

Security tracker ↗
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
openSUSE Tumbleweed rclone 1.73.5-1.1 openSUSE-SU-2026:10584-1
openSUSE Leap 16.0 govulncheck-vulndb 0.0.20260827T195228-160000.1.1 openSUSE-SU-2026:21761-1
openSUSE Leap 16.0 rclone 1.74.4-bp160.1.1 openSUSE-SU-2026:21436-1

Alpine

Security tracker ↗
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Alpine v3.24 rclone 1.73.5-r0 —

Amazon Linux

ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Amazon Linux 2023 rclone 1.73.5-75.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1658
Amazon Linux 2 rclone 1.55.1-1.amzn2.0.5 ALAS2-2026-3285

Wolfi

ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Wolfi rolling telegraf-1.38 1.38.4-r19 —

Public exploits

Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.

Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.

GitHub 2 repositories

Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.

Automated scanner template

A ready-made Nuclei template detects this vulnerability automatically. Vulnerabilities with public scanner templates are typically probed across the internet soon after the template appears — exposed systems should be patched first.

Source: projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates (MIT) — updated daily. Only links are listed.

Affected packages

EcosystemPackageAffectedFixedRecord
Go github.com/ncw/rclone >= 1.48.0 — GO-2026-5466
Go github.com/rclone/rclone >= 1.48.0, < 1.73.5 1.73.5 GHSA-jfwf-28xr-xw6q
Go github.com/rclone/rclone >= 1.49.0, < 1.73.5 1.73.5 GO-2026-5466

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