CVE-2026-79782

CRITICAL CVSS 4.0: 9.3 EPSS 0.13%
Updated Sep 10, 2026
Rclone
Parameter Value
CVSS 9.3 (CRITICAL)
Affected Versions before 1.74.4
Fixed In 1.74.4
Type CWE-319 (Cleartext Transmission)
Vendor Rclone
Public PoC No

rclone before 1.74.4 fails to strip the X-Amz-Security-Token header when an S3 redirect changes scheme from HTTPS to HTTP on the same host. Attackers can intercept plaintext HTTP traffic to capture AWS STS session tokens sent in request headers.

Attack Parameters

Attack Vector
Network
Can be exploited remotely
Attack Complexity
Low
Easy to exploit
Attack Requirements
None
No additional conditions
Privileges Required
None
No privileges needed
User Interaction
None
No user interaction needed

Impact Assessment

Confidentiality
High
Complete data leak
Integrity
High
Complete data modification
Availability
High
Complete denial of service

CVSS Vector v4.0

Vulnerable Products 1

Configuration From (including) Up to (excluding)
Rclone Rclone
cpe:2.3:a:rclone:rclone:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.74.4