CVE-2026-79782 (GCVE-0-2026-79782)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-08-25 15:16 – Updated: 2026-08-28 22:26
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
rclone before 1.74.4 Security Token Disclosure via HTTPS to HTTP Redirect
Summary
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.
Severity
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-08-28 22:26 UTC
CWE
- CWE-319 - Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information
Assigner
References
2 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/rclone/rclone/security/advisor… | vendor-advisory |
| https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/rclone-befor… | third-party-advisory |
Impacted products
Date Public
2026-07-08 00:00
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