Description
rclone is a command-line program to sync files and directories to and from different cloud storage providers. From 1.49.0 until 1.75.1, the HTTP backend attaches headers configured through --http-headers or headers= to requests in backend/http/http.go, while its fshttp.NewClient client follows redirects without a backend-specific http.Client.CheckRedirect policy. A configured remote that redirects to another host can therefore cause custom secrets such as X-Api-Key to be resent to that untrusted destination, and a same-host HTTPS-to-HTTP redirect can expose Authorization or Cookie headers in cleartext. Listing, stat, download, mount, and serve operations can trigger the leak during normal use. This issue is fixed in version 1.75.1.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| rclone | rclone | >= 1.49.0, < 1.75.1 | — |
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 ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 13 | rclone | No fix yet | — |
| Debian 12 | rclone | No fix yet | — |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 26.10 | rclone | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS | rclone | No fix yet | — |
Show 4 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu Pro 26.04 LTS | rclone | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 24.04 LTS | rclone | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 22.04 LTS | rclone | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS | rclone | No fix yet | — |
SUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| SLES for SAP 16.0 | govulncheck-vulndb | 0.0.20260916T180043-160000.1.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:23863-1, SUSE-SU-2026:23855-1 |
| SLES 16.0 | govulncheck-vulndb | 0.0.20260916T180043-160000.1.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:23863-1, SUSE-SU-2026:23855-1 |
openSUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| openSUSE Leap 16.0 | govulncheck-vulndb | 0.0.20260916T180043-160000.1.1 | openSUSE-SU-2026:21897-1 |
Amazon Linux
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux 2023 | rclone | 1.75.1-1.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2026-3129 |
Wolfi
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wolfi rolling | telegraf-1.38 | 1.38.4-r28 | — |
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Go | github.com/rclone/rclone | >= 1.49.0, < 1.75.1 | 1.75.1 | GHSA-486v-q2wf-fp2r |
Advisories 4
- ALAS2023-2026-3129 Important: rclone security update (Amazon Linux 2023) Amazon Linux Security Center (ALAS) · Sep 28, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2026:23863-1 Security update for govulncheck-vulndb SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Sep 27, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2026:23855-1 Security update for govulncheck-vulndb SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Sep 27, 2026
- openSUSE-SU-2026:21897-1 Security update for govulncheck-vulndb SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Sep 25, 2026
References
- https://github.com/rclone/rclone/security/advisories/GHSA-486v-q2wf-fp2r
- https://github.com/rclone/rclone/commit/22859b7e696cea3c563c6ba04c6b7f91f74456b4
- https://github.com/rclone/rclone/commit/79fbc0842f74e02cb84f0e3e7261d169983c8831
- https://github.com/rclone/rclone/commit/925fb4fb21eb25e75cd1b64fdd17ded857784bfc
- https://github.com/rclone/rclone/releases/tag/v1.75.1