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.
Published: 2026-09-10
Score: 3.7 Low
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Source ID Title
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-486v-q2wf-fp2r rclone: http backend forwards custom/auth headers to a different host on redirect
History

Sat, 12 Sep 2026 00:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-212
References
Metrics threat_severity

None

threat_severity

Low


Fri, 11 Sep 2026 10:00:00 +0000

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

Thu, 10 Sep 2026 17:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Thu, 10 Sep 2026 15:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
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.
Title rclone: http backend forwards custom/auth headers to a different host on redirect
Weaknesses CWE-200
CWE-319
CWE-522
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 3.7, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitHub_M

Published:

Updated: 2026-09-10T16:12:49.701Z

Reserved: 2026-09-09T19:19:27.407Z

Link: CVE-2026-88013

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Updated: 2026-09-10T16:12:18.325Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2026-09-10T16:18:08.203

Modified: 2026-09-10T19:54:25.810

Link: CVE-2026-88013

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2026-09-10T15:39:56Z

Links: CVE-2026-88013 - Bugzilla

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Updated: 2026-09-11T09:45:06Z