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TI-2020-06712 Aliases CVE-2020-8295GHSA-m9wc-h684-m6rq

Uncontrolled resource consumption in Nextcloud Server

Priority LOW 36CWE-400Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Denial of service
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-400.

Summary

A wrong check in Nextcloud Server 19 and prior allowed to perform a denial of service attack when resetting the password for a user.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01829 78th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
—Nextcloud ServerFixed in 20.0.0—No fix listedCNA
  • Nextcloud Server Vendor— Affected Fixed in 20.0.0 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:nextcloud:nextcloud_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 20.0.0Vulnerablenextcloud
  • cpe:2.3:a:nextcloud:nextcloud_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 20.0.0 Vulnerable ·nextcloud

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

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Not affected: 1 product
  • Red Hat

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-8295
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-m9wc-h684-m6rq

References

Exploit 1

Advisory 1

  • TI-2023-20855 Users can delete external storage mount points CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.7
  • TI-2023-11091 Nextcloud download permissions can be changed by resharer CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2023-10624 Nextcloud Server vulnerable to SSRF via filter bypass due to lax checking on IPs CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.3
  • TI-2025-37238 Cross-site scripting in Nextcloud CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.4
  • TI-2023-11086 nextcloud vulnerable to Uncontrolled Resource Consumption CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
  • TI-2022-18738 Exception logging in Sharepoint app reveals clear-text connection details CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
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Sources

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