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.
History

Fri, 28 Aug 2026 23:30:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Tue, 25 Aug 2026 15:30:00 +0000

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Description 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.
Title rclone before 1.74.4 Security Token Disclosure via HTTPS to HTTP Redirect
First Time appeared Rclone
Rclone rclone
Weaknesses CWE-319
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:rclone:rclone:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Rclone
Rclone rclone
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 3.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 9.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulnCheck

Published: 2026-08-25T15:16:11.136Z

Updated: 2026-08-28T22:26:44.440Z

Reserved: 2026-08-25T14:32:37.762Z

Link: CVE-2026-79782

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-08-28T22:26:38.136Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-08-25T16:17:30.217

Modified: 2026-08-28T23:17:12.183

Link: CVE-2026-79782

cve-icon Redhat

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