CVE-2026-49980
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CVE-2026-49980 is a critical-severity vulnerability rated 9.8/10 on the CVSS scale. 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. EPSS estimates a 0.75% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
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.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Rclone | Rclone | >= 1.46, < 1.74.3 |
References
- https://github.com/rclone/rclone/security/advisories/GHSA-qw24-gh76-8rvvMitigation, Vendor Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-49980Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2492478Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-49980.jsonThird Party Advisory
Timeline
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- Status
- Modified
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