CVE-2026-41179

CRITICAL NUCLEI

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

Title source: cna
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

CVE-2026-41179 has a Nuclei detection template available — see the Nuclei card below for the Shodan/FOFA recon queries.

Description

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.

Nuclei Templates (1)

RClone RC - Command Injection
CRITICALVERIFIEDby theamanrawat

Scores

CVSS v3 9.8
EPSS 0.0683
EPSS Percentile 91.6%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation poc
Automatable yes
Technical Impact total

Details

CWE
CWE-306 CWE-78
Status published
Products (3)
rclone/rclone 1.48.0 - 1.73.5
rclone/rclone 1.48.0 - 1.73.5Go
rclone/rclone >= 1.48.0, < 1.73.5
Published Apr 23, 2026
Tracked Since Apr 23, 2026