Rclone: Unauthenticated options/set allows runtime auth bypass, leading to sensitive operations and command execution

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CVE-2026-41176 · CVE overview and exploitation status

EUVD-2026-25142

GHSA-25qr-6mpr-f7qx

BIT-rclone-2026-41176

GO-2026-4964

cve-program · CVE-2026-41176

• https://github.com/rclone/rclone/security/advisories/GHSA-25qr-6mpr-f7qx
• https://github.com/rclone/rclone/blob/bf55d5e6d37fd86164a87782191f9e1ffcaafa82/fs/rc/config.go
• https://github.com/rclone/rclone/blob/bf55d5e6d37fd86164a87782191f9e1ffcaafa82/fs/rc/rcserver/rcserver.go

euvd · EUVD-2026-25142

• https://github.com/rclone/rclone/security/advisories/GHSA-25qr-6mpr-f7qx
• https://github.com/rclone/rclone/blob/bf55d5e6d37fd86164a87782191f9e1ffcaafa82/fs/rc/config.go
• https://github.com/rclone/rclone/blob/bf55d5e6d37fd86164a87782191f9e1ffcaafa82/fs/rc/rcserver/rcserver.go

nvd · CVE-2026-41176

• https://github.com/rclone/rclone/blob/bf55d5e6d37fd86164a87782191f9e1ffcaafa82/fs/rc/config.go
• https://github.com/rclone/rclone/blob/bf55d5e6d37fd86164a87782191f9e1ffcaafa82/fs/rc/rcserver/rcserver.go
• https://github.com/rclone/rclone/security/advisories/GHSA-25qr-6mpr-f7qx
• https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-41176
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2460989
• https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-41176.json

osv · GHSA-25qr-6mpr-f7qx

• https://github.com/rclone/rclone/security/advisories/GHSA-25qr-6mpr-f7qx
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-41176
• https://github.com/rclone/rclone
• https://github.com/rclone/rclone/blob/bf55d5e6d37fd86164a87782191f9e1ffcaafa82/fs/rc/config.go
• https://github.com/rclone/rclone/blob/bf55d5e6d37fd86164a87782191f9e1ffcaafa82/fs/rc/rcserver/rcserver.go

osv · GO-2026-4964

• https://github.com/rclone/rclone/security/advisories/GHSA-25qr-6mpr-f7qx
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-41176
• https://github.com/rclone/rclone/blob/bf55d5e6d37fd86164a87782191f9e1ffcaafa82/fs/rc/config.go
• https://github.com/rclone/rclone/blob/bf55d5e6d37fd86164a87782191f9e1ffcaafa82/fs/rc/rcserver/rcserver.go

• Rclone is a command-line program to sync files and directories to and from different cloud storage providers. The RC endpoint `options/set` is exposed without `AuthRequired: true`, but it can mutate global runtime configuration, including t… · Advisory content revised · 15 Nov 2026