CVE
CVE-2026-49980
Unauthenticated command execution in rclone rcd via inline remotes in github.com/rclone/rclone
The --rc-serve path in rclone allows unauthenticated remote instantiation, enabling unauthenticated command execution. An attacker can use inline remote backend options such as sftp ssh to run arbitrary commands as the rclone user.
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CVSS Version
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9.8
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3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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9.8
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3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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References
https://github.com/rclone/rclone/security/advisories/GHSA-qw24-gh76-8rvv, https://github.com/rclone/rclone/commit/48da1774f4999d1d46543308b9a7fe75585dbfc4, https://github.com/rclone/rclone/commit/9222ed2c5a7678de7fa620214b0858311c707a29, https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-49980, https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2492478, https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-49980.json