OS Command Injection Affecting rclone package, versions <0:1.73.5-75.amzn2023


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

Exploit Maturity
Proof of Concept
EPSS
7.12% (94th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN2023-RCLONE-16710217
  • published16 May 2026
  • disclosed23 Apr 2026

Introduced: 23 Apr 2026

CVE-2026-41179  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-78  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-306  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2023 rclone to version 0:1.73.5-75.amzn2023 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS2023-2026-1658.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream rclone package and not the rclone package as distributed by Amazon-Linux. See How to fix? for Amazon-Linux:2023 relevant fixed versions and status.

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.

CVSS Base Scores

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