Credential header leak on redirect in rclone WebDAV backend
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- High
- Attack requirements
- Present
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · None · None
- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 2 without a fix
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-200.
Summary
rclone from 1.56.0 before 1.75.2 has an information disclosure flaw in its WebDAV backend (CWE-200). The backend forwards operator-configured custom credential headers, such as X-Auth-Token set with --webdav-headers, to a different host when the server answers with an HTTP 3xx redirect. A remote attacker who controls or influences a cross-host redirect can capture these headers and replay them against the original WebDAV service, under specific conditions.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29
Description from the CNA
rclone from v1.56.0 before v1.75.2 contains an information disclosure vulnerability in the WebDAV backend that forwards operator-configured custom credential headers to different hosts on HTTP 3xx redirects. Attackers who control or influence a cross-host redirect can capture headers such as X-Auth-Token set via --webdav-headers and replay them against the original WebDAV service.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
Upgrade rclone to version 1.75.2, which fixes this flaw. Red Hat rates the issue Low and lists Cryostat 4 and Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes 2 as affected, with no fix and no plan available for either product.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29
- Fix · CNA rclone (rclone) Fixed in 1.75.2
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
rclone 1.75.2
9 records Highest priority Priority HIGH 4 HIGH, 2 MEDIUM, 3 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2026-80211 Authentication bypass in rclone serve webdav via OPTIONS requestsPriority HIGH 70
- TI-2026-80206 Integer overflow in rclone serve s3 lets attackers exhaust memoryPriority HIGH 70
- TI-2026-80207 Signature verification bypass in rclone selfupdatePriority HIGH 69
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Cryostat 4 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes 2 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
Timeline
- 2026-10-25 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-116190
- 2026-10-26 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
- 2026-10-26 CVSS score added · Red Hat
- 2026-10-26 Priority changed: MEDIUM → LOW
- 2026-10-27 Alias added: GHSA-r8gw-gjgg-66cj
- 2026-10-29 CISA SSVC decision points changed
- 2026-10-29 Priority changed: LOW → MEDIUM
References
More Rclone vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-60044 rclone serve s3: --auth-proxy without --auth-key authenticates nobody - full SigV4 signature bypass CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2026-29802 RClone: Unauthenticated operations/fsinfo allows attacker-controlled backend instantiation and local command execution CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.2
- TI-2026-29799 Rclone: Unauthenticated options/set allows runtime auth bypass, leading to sensitive operations and command execution CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.2
- TI-2026-42602 Path traversal in rclone CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2026-39407 rclone: Unvalidated symlink target in local `--links` — arbitrary file write from an untrusted remote CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2026-80211 Authentication bypass in rclone serve webdav via OPTIONS requests CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 6.9
Sources
- CVE-2026-116190 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-116190 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-r8gw-gjgg-66cj · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2026-116190 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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