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SCA: security update for github.com/rclone/rclone (GHSA-25qr-6mpr-f7qx)

critical Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 440733

Description

There are packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability referenced in the following CVE:

 - Rclone is a command-line program to sync files and directories to and from different cloud storage
 providers. The RC endpoint `options/set` is exposed without `AuthRequired: true`, but it can mutate global
 runtime configuration, including the RC option block itself. Starting in version 1.45.0 and prior to
 version 1.73.5, an unauthenticated attacker can set `rc.NoAuth=true`, which disables the authorization
 gate for many RC methods registered with `AuthRequired: true` on reachable RC servers that are started
 without global HTTP authentication. This can lead to unauthorized access to sensitive administrative
 functionality, including configuration and operational RC methods. Version 1.73.5 patches the issue.
 (CVE-2026-41176)

Solution

Update the github.com/rclone/rclone library and its related packages to version 1.73.5 or later.

See Also

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-25qr-6mpr-f7qx

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 440733

Version: Revision 1.6

Type: Local

Family: SCA Checks

Published: 4/22/2026

Updated: 7/2/2026

Supported Sensors: Tenable Cloud Security, Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.9

Percentile: 58.12

Vendor

Vendor Severity: Critical

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

Temporal Score: 7.8

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-41176

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 8.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

CVSS v4

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.2

Threat Score: 8.2

Threat Vector: CVSS:4.0/E:P

Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 4/22/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/22/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-41176

cwe: CWE-306