Vulnerability in rclone (CVE-2026-79779)
Summary
Vulnerability in rclone (CVE-2026-79779). Confidential information can be exposed externally. Exploitable via Cookie header.
Original description
The description as published by the source.
rclone versions before v1.75.0 fail to reject transport downgrades in redirect handling, allowing Basic authorization and Cookie headers to be replayed over plaintext HTTP after same-host HTTPS-to-HTTP redirects. An on-path attacker observing the plaintext hop can capture and reuse credentials to perform WebDAV operations with the compromised account's permissions.
Source: GitHub Security Advisories (Global) NVD GitHub Advisory
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A vulnerability tracked as CVE-2026-79779 has been found in rclone.
Attackers can target a specific entry point like Cookie header over the network to misuse the product.
Confidential information can be exposed externally. CVSS score: 5.3/10.
What to do: apply the vendor's official patched release.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "rclone CVE-2026-79779" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2026-79779 (rclone) — CWE-319 / CVSS v3 5.3
Attack vector: adjacent-network / unauthenticated / no user interaction
Attack surface: Cookie header / Host header
Plan: 1) Audit SBOM/dependencies, 2) Stage→prod upgrade, 3) Add WAF/proxy monitoring on affected endpoints, 4) Hunt IOCs in logs.
Refs: see the GHSA / vendor advisory / patched release linked on this page.
A vulnerability (CWE-319) exists in rclone. Attackers reach the vulnerable code path via Cookie header without authentication.
Check the vendor advisory for the affected versions of rclone. Attack surface: Cookie header / Host header.
Severity: Medium (CVSS 5.3/10). Confidential information can be exposed externally.
Update to the patched release per vendor advisory.
Until the patch is applied: disable the affected feature, apply WAF rules, or restrict access via network ACLs.
Search webserver/proxy logs for unusual request patterns matching this CVE's known IOCs. Run grep -r 'rclone' . against your dependency files (package-lock.json, requirements.txt, go.sum) to find affected services.
Response actions
Concrete steps and command examples for SOC/SRE teams to execute in order
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1Identify exposure identify
grep -r 'rclone' . | grep -v node_modulesリポジトリと本番環境の依存ファイル (package-lock.json / requirements.txt / go.sum / Gemfile.lock 等) で
rcloneを grep し、稼働しているサービス・バージョンを把握する。 -
2Post-deployment verification verify
Confirm patched version is live in productionパッチ適用後、ステージングで PoC または同等の悪用パターンを再現して脆弱性が閉じたことを確認。本番ではアクセスログ・WAF でアラート再発が無いか継続監視。
Affected packages
Fix status by distribution
Fixed packages published by each distribution for this CVE
- Debian DEBIAN-CVE-2026-79779 rclone
- Ubuntu UBUNTU-CVE-2026-79779 rclone
References
- web github.com
- web nvd.nist.gov
- web vulncheck.com
- web github.com