CVE-2026-79779

rclone before v1.75.0 WebDAV Credential Exposure via HTTPS-to-HTTP Redirect

Published Aug 25, 2026 CVSS 4.0 · 6 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
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.

Remediation

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Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description 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.
Title rclone before v1.75.0 WebDAV Credential Exposure via HTTPS-to-HTTP Redirect
First Time appeared Rclone
Rclone rclone
Weaknesses CWE-319
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:rclone:rclone:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Rclone
Rclone rclone
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 6, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}

Weaknesses

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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
VulnCheck
Published
Updated
Aug 27, 2026, 4:45 PM
Reserved
Aug 25, 2026, 2:32 PM
Status
Awaiting Analysis
Published
Aug 25, 2026, 4:17 PM
Modified
Sep 10, 2026, 8:46 PM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Aug 25, 2026, 3:16 PM