Sensitive files/data exist after deletion of user account in Nextcloud Android
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- 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 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-284.
Summary
Nextcloud Android is the Android client for Nextcloud, a self-hosted productivity platform. Prior to version 3.19.0, sensitive tokens, images, and user related details exist after deletion of a user account. This could result in misuse of the former account holder's information. Nextcloud Android version 3.19.0 contains a patch for this issue. There are no known workarounds available.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- 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
Remediation
- Fix · CNA security-advisories (nextcloud) Fixed in 3.19.0
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-29160
References
More Nextcloud vulnerabilities
- TI-2022-08695 Improper Authentication in Nextcloud Android Files CVSS 3.1LOW 2.4
- TI-2019-03862 SQL injection in com.nextcloud.client CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2021-19669 SQL Injection in FileContentProvider (GHSL-2021-1007) CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2023-13460 Nextcloud: Lack of authenticity of metadata keys allows a malicious server to gain access to E2EE folders CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.9
- TI-2021-12395 End-to-end encryption device setup did not verify public key CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2021-05773 Information disclosure in Nextcloud iOS app CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
Sources
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