CVE-2021-32800
mediumpriority · track · 33OT risk · elevatedEPSS 0.018 · 78 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
Nextcloud server is an open source, self hosted personal cloud. In affected versions an attacker is able to bypass Two Factor Authentication in Nextcloud. Thus knowledge of a password, or access to a WebAuthN trusted device of a user was sufficient to gain access to an account. It is recommended that the Nextcloud Server is upgraded to 20.0.12, 21.0.4 or 22.1.0. There are no workaround for this vulnerability.
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 6.4–8.1
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affected products (6)
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references (15)
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- https://github.com/nextcloud/security-advisories/security/advisories/GHSA-gv5w-8q25-785vcnnvd
- https://github.com/nextcloud/server/pull/28078cnnvd
- https://hackerone.com/reports/1271052cnnvd
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-32800cnnvd
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202208-17cnnvd
- https://vigilance.fr/vulnerability/Nextcloud-privilege-escalation-via-Critical-Function-36386cnnvd
- https://www.cybersecurity-help.cz/vdb/SB2021090707cnnvd
- https://github.com/nextcloud/security-advisories/security/advisories/GHSA-gv5w-8q25-785venisa_euvd
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