9.8

CVE-2026-41176: Rclone: Unauthenticated options/set allows runtime auth bypass, leading to sensitive operations and command execution

Modified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2026-41176DEBIAN-CVE-2026-41176CGA-7hxv-56vg-6mm2
Published 22-04-2026Last modified 15-07-2026

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2026-41176 is a critical (CVSS 9.8) vulnerability in rclone. EPSS estimates a 3.22% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 88.1% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.

Overall risk
70/100
0100
High · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
9.8/10
010
Critical · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
3.22%
0%100%
Low · -29.50 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.
RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.
Public exploits1github

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 4 · Related 5
MGASA-2026-0147OPENSUSE-SU-2026:10584-1OPENSUSE-SU-2026:21436-1OPENSUSE-SU-2026:21483-1CGA-47JV-WW7J-4R46USN-8299-1

Timeline

  1. 22-04-2026
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 15-07-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

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 the RC option block itself. Starting in version 1.45.0 and prior to version 1.73.5, an unauthenticated attacker can set `rc.NoAuth=true`, which disables the authorization gate for many RC methods registered with `AuthRequired: true` on reachable RC servers that are started without global HTTP authentication. This can lead to unauthorized access to sensitive administrative functionality, including configuration and operational RC methods. Version 1.73.5 patches the issue.

CVSS metrics

11 scores · 7 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

3.22%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

88%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

Decrease -29.50 pp

From 32.71% on 22-09-2026

22-09-202622-10-2026

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEV

Not in the CISA KEV catalog.

ENISA CNW

Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.

CIRCL

Not in the CIRCL catalog.

Public exploits

1 found
  • githubUnverified

    Rclone

    Maturity: poc

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Chainguard5 products
  • telegraf-1.35All versions (No fix recorded)
  • telegraf-1.36All versions (No fix recorded)
  • telegraf-1.37All versions (No fix recorded)
  • telegraf-1.38< 1.38.4-r19
  • telegraf-1.39< 1.39.1-r0
Wolfi3 products
  • telegraf-1.36All versions (No fix recorded)
  • telegraf-1.37All versions (No fix recorded)
  • telegraf-1.38< 1.38.4-r19
Debian1 product
  • rcloneAll versions (No fix recorded)
Github.com/rclone1 product
  • rclone≥ 1.45.0, < 1.73.5 | < 1.73.5
Rclone1 product
  • rclone≥ 1.45.0, < 1.73.5 | ≥ 1.45, < 1.73.5
Ubuntu1 product
  • rclone< 1.50.2-2ubuntu0.2+esm1 | < 1.53.3-4ubuntu1.22.04.4 | < 1.60.1+dfsg-3ubuntu0.24.04.5 | < 1.60.1+dfsg-4ubuntu2.1 | All versions (No fix recorded) | < 1.60.1+dfsg-4ubuntu3.1

6 vendors · 12 products

References

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