CVE-2026-41179CWE-306CWE-78

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

Critical · published April 23, 2026

CVSS v4.0
9.2
EPSS
5%
Percentile
92.6
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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` and accepts attacker-controlled `fs` input. Because `rc.GetFs(...)` supports inline backend definitions, an unauthenticated attacker can instantiate an attacker-controlled backend on demand. For the WebDAV backend, `bearer_token_command` is executed during backend initialization, making single-request unauthenticated local command execution possible on reachable RC deployments without global HTTP authentication. Version 1.73.5 patches the issue.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v4.0
9.2 · CRITICAL
Vector
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
EPSS
0.05299 · 92.6th percentile
Weaknesses
CWE-306 · Missing Authentication for Critical Function; CWE-78 · Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')
Published
2026-04-23T00:03Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 23 APR 00:03Z
    RClone: Unauthenticated operations/fsinfo allows attacker-controlled backend instantiation and local command execution
    cvelistv5