Credential exposure via same-host transport downgrade
Published Aug 25, 2026 · Updated Aug 27, 2026
Credential exposure in rclone before 1.75.0 allows man-in-the-middle attackers to capture WebDAV credentials after unsafe redirects. PreserveMethodRedirectFn restores the original WebDAV method but neither rejects HTTPS-to-HTTP downgrades nor compares the full origin tuple, so Go forwards Basic authorization and Cookie headers to plaintext HTTP on the same host. Exploitation requires a legitimate endpoint, gateway, or accelerator to issue the downgrade redirect and an on-path observer; reused credentials permit only the compromised account's authorized WebDAV operations.
Summary
What happened
Credential exposure in rclone before 1.75.0 allows man-in-the-middle attackers to capture WebDAV credentials after unsafe redirects. PreserveMethodRedirectFn restores the original WebDAV method but neither rejects HTTPS-to-HTTP downgrades nor compares the full origin tuple, so Go forwards Basic authorization and Cookie headers to plaintext HTTP on the same host. Exploitation requires a legitimate endpoint, gateway, or accelerator to issue the downgrade redirect and an on-path observer; reused credentials permit only the compromised account's authorized WebDAV operations.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2026-79779
- Published
- Aug 25, 2026
- Updated
- Aug 27, 2026
- Vendor
- Rclone
- Product
- rclone
- Classifications
- CWE-319, T1040
- Attack vector
- adjacent
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Aug 25, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Aug 27, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
Exploitability
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- Affected versionversion=0 <1.75.0
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Attacks
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Weakness, pattern, technique
Public exploit references
- Same-host HTTPS-to-HTTP WebDAV credential replay reproductionproof of concept · demonstrated
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