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TI-2021-18076 Aliases CVE-2021-41241

Advanced permissions is not respected for subfolders in Nextcloud server

Priority LOW 22CWE-863Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Low · None · None
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-863.

Summary

Nextcloud server is a self hosted system designed to provide cloud style services. The groupfolders application for Nextcloud allows sharing a folder with a group of people. In addition, it allows setting "advanced permissions" on subfolders, for example, a user could be granted access to the groupfolder but not specific subfolders. Due to a lacking permission check in affected versions, a user could still access these subfolders by copying the groupfolder to another location. It is recommended that the Nextcloud Server is upgraded to 20.0.14, 21.0.6 or 22.2.1. Users unable to upgrade should disable the "groupfolders" application in the admin settings.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.0085 58th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed security-advisories (nextcloud): 20.0.14, 21.0.6, 22.2.1

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
nextcloudsecurity-advisoriesbefore 20.0.14; 21.0.0 to before 21.0.6; 22.2.0 to before 22.2.120.0.14, 21.0.6, 22.2.1Patch availableCNA
  • security-advisories Vendornextcloud Affected before 20.0.14; 21.0.0 to before 21.0.6; 22.2.0 to before 22.2.1 Fixed in 20.0.14, 21.0.6, 22.2.1 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:nextcloud:nextcloud_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 20.0.14; 21.0.0 to before 21.0.6Vulnerablenextcloud
cpe:2.3:a:nextcloud:nextcloud_server:22.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*22.2.0Vulnerablenextcloud
  • cpe:2.3:a:nextcloud:nextcloud_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 20.0.14; 21.0.0 to before 21.0.6 Vulnerable ·nextcloud
  • cpe:2.3:a:nextcloud:nextcloud_server:22.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 22.2.0 Vulnerable ·nextcloud

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA security-advisories (nextcloud) Fixed in 20.0.14, 21.0.6, 22.2.1

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

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Not affected: 1 product
  • Red Hat

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-41241

References

Patch 2

Advisory 2

  • 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
See all 188 →

Sources

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