CVE-2026-41176 CRITICAL

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

Vendor Rclone
Product rclone
Weakness CWE-306 · Missing auth
Published April 22, 2026
Last update June 30, 2026

CVSS base score

9.2/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Confidentiality
Integrity

CVSS 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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

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.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

April 22, 2026 CVE published
June 30, 2026 Record updated