CVE-2026-88013

rclone: http backend forwards custom/auth headers to a different host on redirect

Published Sep 10, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 3.7 Low EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
rclone is a command-line program to sync files and directories to and from different cloud storage providers. From 1.49.0 until 1.75.1, the HTTP backend attaches headers configured through --http-headers or headers= to requests in backend/http/http.go, while its fshttp.NewClient client follows redirects without a backend-specific http.Client.CheckRedirect policy. A configured remote that redirects to another host can therefore cause custom secrets such as X-Api-Key to be resent to that untrusted destination, and a same-host HTTPS-to-HTTP redirect can expose Authorization or Cookie headers in cleartext. Listing, stat, download, mount, and serve operations can trigger the leak during normal use. This issue is fixed in version 1.75.1.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-486v-q2wf-fp2r rclone: http backend forwards custom/auth headers to a different host on redirect
History
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CPEs cpe:2.3:a:rclone:rclone:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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First Time appeared Rclone
Rclone rclone
Vendors & Products Rclone
Rclone rclone
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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description rclone is a command-line program to sync files and directories to and from different cloud storage providers. From 1.49.0 until 1.75.1, the HTTP backend attaches headers configured through --http-headers or headers= to requests in backend/http/http.go, while its fshttp.NewClient client follows redirects without a backend-specific http.Client.CheckRedirect policy. A configured remote that redirects to another host can therefore cause custom secrets such as X-Api-Key to be resent to that untrusted destination, and a same-host HTTPS-to-HTTP redirect can expose Authorization or Cookie headers in cleartext. Listing, stat, download, mount, and serve operations can trigger the leak during normal use. This issue is fixed in version 1.75.1.
Title rclone: http backend forwards custom/auth headers to a different host on redirect
Weaknesses CWE-200
CWE-319
CWE-522
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 3.7, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N'}

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
GitHub_M
Published
Updated
Sep 10, 2026, 4:12 PM
Reserved
Sep 9, 2026, 7:19 PM
Status
Analyzed
Published
Sep 10, 2026, 4:18 PM
Modified
Sep 23, 2026, 8:28 PM
Severity
Low
Public date
Sep 10, 2026, 3:39 PM