Bug 2531547 (CVE-2026-88044)

Summary: CVE-2026-88044 rclone: rclone: RC per-server auth-proxy bypass
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A flaw was found in rclone, a command-line program for syncing files with cloud storage providers. The `serve/start RC` interface, specifically within the FTP and S3 services, incorrectly handles authentication proxy settings. This can allow a remote attacker to bypass intended authentication, leading to unauthorized access to the filesystem for FTP or serving an unintended backend for S3.
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Description OSIDB Bzimport 2026-09-10 16:32:25 UTC
rclone is a command-line program to sync files and directories to and from different cloud storage providers. From 1.70.0 until 1.75.1, the serve/start RC interface accepts per-server proxyOpt.AuthProxy settings, and the FTP and S3 constructors in cmd/serve/ftp/ftp.go and cmd/serve/s3/server.go incorrectly check the process-global proxy.Opt.AuthProxy value instead. When the global value is empty, the request-local authentication proxy is ignored: FTP falls back to the fixed filesystem with username anonymous and any password, while S3 with AuthKey serves the fixed RC fs rather than the backend selected by the proxy. The dedicated command-line servers that configure the global option are not affected. This issue is fixed in version 1.75.1.