---
id: CVE-2026-41176
title: >-
  Rclone is a command-line program to sync files and directories to and from
  different cloud storage providers
summary: >-
  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,
  includin…
severity: critical
cvss: 9.8
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'
cwe:
  - CWE-306
  - CWE-15
vendor: rclone
product: rclone
affected:
  - 'rclone >= 1.45, < 1.73.5'
patched:
  - rclone 1.73.5
published: '2026-04-23'
updated: '2026-07-15'
sourceUpdated: '2026-07-15T02:21:13.883'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-41176'
references:
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/rclone/rclone/blob/bf55d5e6d37fd86164a87782191f9e1ffcaafa82/fs/rc/config.go
    label: security-advisories@github.com
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/rclone/rclone/blob/bf55d5e6d37fd86164a87782191f9e1ffcaafa82/fs/rc/rcserver/rcserver.go
    label: security-advisories@github.com
  - url: 'https://github.com/rclone/rclone/security/advisories/GHSA-25qr-6mpr-f7qx'
    label: security-advisories@github.com
  - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-41176'
    label: 0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46c
  - url: 'https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2460989'
    label: 0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46c
  - url: 'https://github.com/rclone/rclone/security/advisories/GHSA-25qr-6mpr-f7qx'
    label: 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
  - url: >-
      https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-41176.json
    label: 0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46c
tags:
  - nvd
  - cve.org
  - exploit-available
exploitAvailable: true
ssvc:
  exploitation: poc
  automatable: 'yes'
  technicalImpact: total
  timestamp: '2026-04-24T00:00:00+00:00'
scores:
  nvd: 9.8
  cna: 9.2
ingestedAt: '2026-09-14T02:48:07.500Z'
epss: 0.03216
epssPercentile: 0.87696
exploits:
  nuclei:
    - CVE-2026-41176
  checkedAt: '2026-09-26T09:05:43.512Z'
---

## Overview

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.

## Affected

- `rclone >= 1.45, < 1.73.5`

## Remediation

Upgrade past the affected range:

- `rclone 1.73.5`