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

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CVE-2026-41179 · CVE overview and exploitation status

EUVD-2026-25144

GHSA-jfwf-28xr-xw6q

BIT-rclone-2026-41179

GO-2026-5466

cve-program · CVE-2026-41179

• 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

euvd · EUVD-2026-25144

• 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

nvd · CVE-2026-41179

• 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/commit/2a9e952b38e03a96bf40c9eb6e8e22199865ee3b
• https://github.com/rclone/rclone/releases/tag/v1.73.5
• https://github.com/rclone/rclone/security/advisories/GHSA-jfwf-28xr-xw6q
• https://rclone.org/changelog/#v1-73-5-2026-04-19
• https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-41179
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2460988
• https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-41179.json

osv · GHSA-jfwf-28xr-xw6q

• https://github.com/rclone/rclone/security/advisories/GHSA-jfwf-28xr-xw6q
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-41179
• https://github.com/rclone/rclone/commit/2a9e952b38e03a96bf40c9eb6e8e22199865ee3b
• https://github.com/rclone/rclone
• 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

osv · GO-2026-5466

• https://github.com/rclone/rclone/security/advisories/GHSA-jfwf-28xr-xw6q
• https://github.com/rclone/rclone/commit/9e3e68d00c3ecf475a1432fc206400cfb4df7e3f
• https://github.com/rclone/rclone/releases/tag/v1.73.5

• 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… · Advisory content revised · 15 Nov 2026