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Vulnerability · CVE-2026-41176

Rclone is a command-line program to sync files and directories to and from different cloud storage providers.

Published Apr 23, 2026 · catalog updated Jul 15, 2026 · Rclone is a command-line

Patch now

CVE-2026-41176 is in the CISA known-exploited catalog. Confirm Rclone is a command-line against the vendor advisory and apply that fix. The CVSS score does not change the priority.

Gaps on this record

  • The stored product name is a package slug. The name on this page is taken from the title (Rclone is a command-line).
  • No version range is stored. A customer cannot check an installed version against this record.
Severity
Critical9.2
Known exploitation
CISA KEV and VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
3.22%
Remediation
Remediation guidance
Affected products
cpe rclone/rclone · vendor rclone rclone

Rclone is a command-line program to sync files and directories to and from different cloud storage providers. The RC endpoint is exposed without , 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 , which disables the authorization gate for many RC methods registered with 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.

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  • cpe rclone/rcloneversion unspecified
  • vendor rclone rcloneversion unspecified

How to fix CVE-2026-41176

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

CVE-2026-41176 is in the CISA known-exploited catalog. Confirm Rclone is a command-line against the vendor advisory and apply that fix. The CVSS score does not change the priority.

Which versions are affected?

Affected version ranges are not on this record. Apply remediations or mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if remediation or mitigations are unavailable.

What should an analyst verify?

CWE-15; CWE-306: Missing Authentication for Critical Function. EPSS 3.22%. The CISA KEV listing is the exploitation evidence. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Apr 23, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Detected

    Rclone is a command-line program to sync files and directories to and from different cloud storage providers. The RC endpoint is exposed without , 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 , which disables the authorization gate for many RC methods registered with

  2. May 13, 2026 · CISA KEV

    Known exploited

    Apply remediations or mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if remediation or mitigations are unavailable.

  3. Jul 15, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Updated

    Rclone is a command-line program to sync files and directories to and from different cloud storage providers. The RC endpoint is exposed without , 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 , which disables the authorization gate for many RC methods registered with

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2026-41176

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2026-41176

    30-day exploitation probability 3.2%

    first.org
  • NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2026-41176

    Rclone is a command-line program to sync files and directories to and from different cloud storage providers. The RC endpoint is exposed without , but it can mutate global runtime configuration, including the RC option block itself. Starting in v

    nvd.nist.gov
  • VulnCheck KEVConfirmed exploitationCVE-2026-41176

    Rclone is a command-line program to sync files and directories to and from different cloud storage providers. The RC endpoint is exposed without , but it can mutate global runtime configuration, including the RC option block itself. Starting in version 1.45.0 and prior to version

    vulncheck.com

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 18, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.