Description
Rclone is a command-line program to sync files and directories to and from different cloud storage providers. From 1.46.0 until 1.74.3, rclone rcd --rc-serve accepts unauthenticated GET and HEAD requests to paths of the form: /[remote:path]/object. The remote value is parsed from the URL and passed to normal backend initialization. Inline remote configuration can set backend options that execute local commands during initialization. As a result, a single unauthenticated GET or HEAD request can execute a command as the rclone process user. This vulnerability is fixed in 1.74.3.
Published: 2026-06-24
Score: 9.8 Critical
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-qw24-gh76-8rvv Rclone: Unauthenticated command execution in `rclone rcd --rc-serve` via inline remote instantiation, bypassing CVE-2026-41179 fix
History

Fri, 26 Jun 2026 00:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-78
References
Metrics threat_severity

None

threat_severity

Critical


Thu, 25 Jun 2026 14:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Thu, 25 Jun 2026 06:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Rclone
Rclone rclone
Vendors & Products Rclone
Rclone rclone

Wed, 24 Jun 2026 18:45:00 +0000

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Description Rclone is a command-line program to sync files and directories to and from different cloud storage providers. From 1.46.0 until 1.74.3, rclone rcd --rc-serve accepts unauthenticated GET and HEAD requests to paths of the form: /[remote:path]/object. The remote value is parsed from the URL and passed to normal backend initialization. Inline remote configuration can set backend options that execute local commands during initialization. As a result, a single unauthenticated GET or HEAD request can execute a command as the rclone process user. This vulnerability is fixed in 1.74.3.
Title Rclone: Unauthenticated command execution in `rclone rcd --rc-serve` via inline remote instantiation, bypassing CVE-2026-41179 fix
Weaknesses CWE-306
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 9.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitHub_M

Published:

Updated: 2026-06-29T12:34:18.288Z

Reserved: 2026-06-02T18:30:51.282Z

Link: CVE-2026-49980

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Updated: 2026-06-29T12:34:18.288Z

cve-icon NVD

No data.

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Critical

Publid Date: 2026-06-24T17:52:33Z

Links: CVE-2026-49980 - Bugzilla

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Updated: 2026-06-26T02:00:17Z

Weaknesses