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Full vulnerability report · 2026
CVE-2026-88017High confidence

rclone: FTP cross-session auth-proxy backend confusion

rclone · rclone

7.3HighCVSS 3.1
Recommended action
Within 7 days

High technical severity; prioritise exposed affected systems while verifying vendor guidance.

Patch available
Optional official sources

National CERT insights
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Official European source

ENISA European Vulnerability Database

Official EUVD identifiers, advisory evidence and known-exploited context. Missing fields are not treated as evidence of low risk.

1 current
ENISA EUVD identifier

EUVD-2026-75577

No EUVD known-exploited evidence

rclone is a command-line program to sync files and directories to and from different cloud storage providers. From 1.64.0 until 1.75.1, the FTP auth-proxy driver in cmd/serve/ftp/ftp.go stores one obscured password per username in the server-wide userPass map[string]string instead of binding the credential or VFS to the authenticated session. If two accepted credentials use the same username but resolve to different proxy backends, a later CheckPasswd login overwrites userPass[user], and subsequent getVFS operations on the first session are reauthorized with the later password. The first session can then read, create, overwrite, rename, or delete objects using the second credential’s backend authority. Exploitation requires the later same-username login to occur while the first session remains open. This issue is fixed in version 1.75.1.

EUVD state
Present in the current official mapping
Known exploitation
Not present in the current ENISA EUVD known-exploited dataset. This is not proof of no exploitation.
ENISA score
7.3 · CVSS 3.1
Advisory evidence
No linked advisory details stored yet
Recommended actionWithin 7 days

High technical severity; prioritise exposed affected systems while verifying vendor guidance.

Patch available
01

What, why and how

rclone is a command-line program to sync files and directories to and from different cloud storage providers. From 1.64.0 until 1.75.1, the FTP auth-proxy driver in cmd/serve/ftp/ftp.go stores one obscured password per username in the server-wide userPass map[string]string instead of binding the credential or VFS to the authenticated session. If two accepted credentials use the same username but resolve to different proxy backends, a later CheckPasswd login overwrites userPass[user], and subsequent getVFS operations on the first session are reauthorized with the later password. The first session can then read, create, overwrite, rename, or delete objects using the second credential’s backend authority. Exploitation requires the later same-username login to occur while the first session remains open. This issue is fixed in version 1.75.1.

What

rclone is a command-line program to sync files and directories to and from different cloud storage providers. From 1.64.0 until 1.75.1, the FTP auth-proxy driver in cmd/serve/ftp/ftp.go stores one obscured password per username in the server-wide userPass map[string]string instead of binding the credential or VFS to the authenticated session. If two accepted credentials use the same username but resolve to different proxy backends, a later CheckPasswd login overwrites userPass[user], and subsequent getVFS operations on the first session are reauthorized with the later password. The first session can then read, create, overwrite, rename, or delete objects using the second credential’s backend authority. Exploitation requires the later same-username login to occur while the first session remains open. This issue is fixed in version 1.75.1.

Why

The product does not sufficiently enforce boundaries between the states of different sessions, causing data to be provided to, or used by, the wrong session.

How

An attacker operating through a network path may attempt exploitation with low privileges. If successful, the issue may cause the confidentiality, integrity or availability impact described by the vendor.

What

rclone is a command-line program to sync files and directories to and from different cloud storage providers. From 1.64.0 until 1.75.1, the FTP auth-proxy driver in cmd/serve/ftp/ftp.go stores one obscured password per username in the server-wide userPass map[string]string instead of binding the credential or VFS to the authenticated session. If two accepted credentials use the same username but resolve to different proxy backends, a later CheckPasswd login overwrites userPass[user], and subsequent getVFS operations on the first session are reauthorized with the later password. The first session can then read, create, overwrite, rename, or delete objects using the second credential’s backend authority. Exploitation requires the later same-username login to occur while the first session remains open. This issue is fixed in version 1.75.1.

Why

The product does not sufficiently enforce boundaries between the states of different sessions, causing data to be provided to, or used by, the wrong session.

How

An attacker operating through a network path may attempt exploitation with low privileges. If successful, the issue may cause the confidentiality, integrity or availability impact described by the vendor.

02

Exploit reality and attack path

CVSS severity, EPSS forecast probability, public exploit material and CISA-confirmed exploitation are separate signals.

Observed exploitation
?Confirmed exploitation and public exploit material are separate signals. Attacks can occur without public proof-of-concept or exploit code.
No confirmed evidence

No CISA KEV match was present at the last successful refresh. This means no confirmation from that source, not proof of no exploitation.

Public PoC / exploit material
?Confirmed exploitation and public exploit material are separate signals. Attacks can occur without public proof-of-concept or exploit code.
None recorded

No exploit-tagged reference or CISA SSVC proof-of-concept state is currently recorded. Research may still exist outside the structured feeds.

Likely attack path
a network path → Exposure of Data Element to Wrong Session → cause the confidentiality, integrity or availability impact described by the vendor
Attack surface
Network
Privileges required
Low: a basic authenticated account is required
User interaction
Required interaction required
Attack complexity
Low: no specialised conditions are recorded
Security boundary
Unchanged: impact remains within the vulnerable component's security authority
Weakness
?CWE means Common Weakness Enumeration: a standard category for the underlying weakness.
CWE-488

CWE-488: Exposure of Data Element to Wrong Session. The product does not sufficiently enforce boundaries between the states of different sessions, causing data to be provided to, or used by, the wrong session.

CVSS vector
?CVSS means Common Vulnerability Scoring System. The vector records the metric values used to calculate technical severity.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

Common Vulnerability Scoring System 3.1: the compact vector below is decoded into plain language.

AVNetworkAttack vector: The vulnerable component can be reached over a network.ACLowAttack complexity: No specialised conditions are required beyond attacker-controlled input.PRLowPrivileges required: The attacker needs basic user-level privileges.UIRequiredUser interaction: Another user must perform an action for exploitation to succeed.SUnchangedScope: The security impact remains within the vulnerable component's authority.CHighConfidentiality impact: A successful attack can cause a major loss.IHighIntegrity impact: A successful attack can cause a major loss.ANoneAvailability impact: No direct loss is represented by this metric.
Post-exploitation / living off the land
Stolen credentials, tokens and legitimate administration functions may provide continued access without deploying a large custom toolset.
NetworkCWE-488
A

Official authority intelligence

Only matched European and national findings are included. Language selectors and unavailable sources are omitted.

ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2026-75577Official EUVD mapping

rclone is a command-line program to sync files and directories to and from different cloud storage providers. From 1.64.0 until 1.75.1, the FTP auth-proxy driver in cmd/serve/ftp/ftp.go stores one obscured password per username in the server-wide userPass map[string]string instead of binding the credential or VFS to the authenticated session. If two accepted credentials use the same username but resolve to different proxy backends, a later CheckPasswd login overwrites userPass[user], and subsequent getVFS operations on the first session are reauthorized with the later password. The first session can then read, create, overwrite, rename, or delete objects using the second credential’s backend authority. Exploitation requires the later same-username login to occur while the first session remains open. This issue is fixed in version 1.75.1.

Official EUVD record ↗
CSIRT Italia · Italian · rclone-poc-pubblici-per-lo-sfruttamento-delle-cve-2026-88018-cve-2026-88044-cve-2026-88045-cve-2026-88016-e-cve-2026-88017Rclone: PoC pubblici per lo sfruttamento delle CVE-2026-88018, CVE-2026-88044, CVE-2026-88045, CVE-2026-88016 e CVE-2026-88017

Nel dettaglio le vulnerabilità per le quali risulta disponibile in rete un “proof of concept”: La vulnerabilità identificata tramite la CVE-2026-88018, di tipo "Authentication Bypass" e con CVSS 3.1 pari a 9.8, è dovuta a una gestione non corretta del processo di autenticazione SigV4 nel servizio S3 di rclone quando viene utilizzata la funzionalità--auth-proxy senza configurare il parametro--auth-key. Un attaccante remoto non autenticato potrebbe sfruttare tale vulnerabilità predisponendo richieste S3 opportunamente firmate con chiavi arbitrarie al fine di eludere completamente i controlli di autenticazione, ottenere accesso non autorizzato alle risorse esposte dal servizio e compromettere la riservatezza e l'integrità dei dati gestiti. La vulnerabilità identificata tramite la CVE-2026-88045, di tipo "Denial of Service" e con CVSS 3.1 pari a 7.5, è dovuta all'assenza di adeguati controlli sulla dimensione delle parti dichiarate durante le operazioni di upload multipart nel servizio S3 di rclone. Un attaccante remoto, autenticato oppure non autenticato nei casi in cui il servizio consenta l'accesso anonimo, potrebbe sfruttare tale vulnerabilità inviando richieste appositamente predisposte contenenti valori arbitrariamente elevati nei campi che specificano la dimensione dei dati da trasferire, inducendo il sistema ad allocare ingenti quantità di memoria prima della ricezione effettiva dei dati. Ciò potrebbe causare l'esaurimento delle risorse disponibili e la conseguente indisponibilità del servizio interessato. La vulnerabilità identificata tramite la CVE-2026-88016, di tipo "Security Restrictions Bypass " e con CVSS 3.1 pari a 7.1, è dovuta a un'applicazione non sicura delle operazioni di modifica dei metadati su file e directory in presenza di collegamenti simbolici. Un attaccante che abbia la possibilità di controllare il contenuto sincronizzato potrebbe sfruttare tale vulnerabilità predisponendo collegamenti simbolici malevoli al fine di applicare modifiche ai permessi, alla proprietà o ai timestamp di percorsi situati al di fuori della directory di destinazione prevista, con conseguente compromissione dell'integrità del filesystem interessato. La vulnerabilità identificata tramite la CVE-2026-88044, associata a una vulnerabilità di tipo "Authentication Bypass" e con CVSS 3.1 pari a 9.1, è dovuta a un'errata gestione delle configurazioni auth-proxy per i servizi FTP e S3 avviati tramite l'interfaccia Remote Control (RC) di rclone. Un attaccante remoto non autenticato potrebbe sfruttare tale vulnerabilità inducendo il servizio a ignorare i controlli di autenticazione configurati dall'amministratore e ad utilizzare modalità operative di fallback meno restrittive, ottenendo accesso non autorizzato alle funzionalità di lettura, scrittura o cancellazione dei dati esposti e causando la compromissione della riservatezza e dell'integrità delle informazioni trattate. La vulnerabilità identificata tramite la CVE-2026-88017, di tipo "Authorization Bypass" e con CVSS 3.1 pari a 7.3, è dovuta a una gestione non corretta delle credenziali associate alle sessioni FTP autenticate tramite auth-proxy. Un attaccante autenticato potrebbe sfruttare tale vulnerabilità stabilendo sessioni concorrenti che condividono lo stesso nome utente al fine di provocare una sovrapposizione delle credenziali memorizzate dal server e ottenere accesso non autorizzato alle risorse associate a un backend differente, con possibilità di leggere, modificare, rinominare o cancellare dati appartenenti ad altri utenti.

Official advisory ↗
03

Patch and workaround

Operational remediation based on structured source evidence.

Status
?Patch availability is based on structured fixed-version fields and authoritative update references. If no fix is verified, check the vendor advisory before making a change.
Patch available
Affected
rclone: 1.64.0, < 1.75.1
Fixed
1.75.1.
Action
Review the linked authoritative reference and apply the recorded fixed release appropriate to the affected product branch.
Workaround
No verified workaround is recorded. If business-safe, reduce exposure to the affected interface and allow only trusted sources until authoritative guidance is available.
04

Evidence and provenance

Published 10 Sept 2026 · Last source change 11 Sept 2026, 20:33 UTC · CWE-488 · Exposure of Data Element to Wrong Session

CVE recordCVE.org · 5.2
CVSS sourceCNA
EPSS source
?The date BlackTree first stored a score for this CVE from the daily FIRST EPSS feed.
FIRST · tracked since 2026-09-11
European sourceENISA EUVD · EUVD-2026-75577
Product sourceCNA
Remediation sourceCVE/CNA references
CWE sourceCNA
NVD statusNVD awaiting enrichment

Core structured fields are present and their contributing authorities are shown above.

Material change intelligence

What changed after publication

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  1. Affected versionsThe structured affected or fixed version information changed.
    Before
    >= 1.64.0, < 1.75.1 · Fixed: 1.75.1.
    After
    rclone: >= 1.64.0, < 1.75.1 · Fixed: 1.75.1.
    CNA
  2. ENISA EUVD mappingEUVD-2026-75577 was added to the official ENISA EUVD mapping for this CVE.
    Before
    not recorded
    After
    {"euvdId":"EUVD-2026-75577"}
    ENISA EUVD
  3. Catalogue recordCVE added to the BlackTree catalogue.
    CNA
Material fields only · duplicate refreshes suppressed · history retained for the configured operational retention period
Technical terms and abbreviations used in this report
CVE
Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures: the public identifier for one disclosed vulnerability.
CVSS
Common Vulnerability Scoring System: a technical severity framework; it is not patching priority by itself.
EPSS
Exploit Prediction Scoring System: FIRST's estimate of the probability that exploitation activity will be observed in the next 30 days; it is a forecast, not confirmation.
CWE
Common Weakness Enumeration: the standard category describing the underlying software or hardware weakness.
CNA
CVE Numbering Authority: an organisation authorised to assign and publish CVE records.
CISA ADP
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Authorized Data Publisher: structured enrichment added to a CVE record.
NVD
National Vulnerability Database: NIST's enrichment service for CVE records.
CERT / CSIRT
A computer security incident response team that publishes warnings or coordinates incident response.
PoC
Proof of concept: public material that demonstrates or helps reproduce exploitation.
CSAF
Common Security Advisory Framework: a machine-readable format for security advisories.
LoTL
Living off the land: abuse of legitimate tools or system functions during an attack.
Free version - for non-commercial use only.CVE-2026-88017 · cve.blacktree.nl