Access to internal files of the Nextcloud Android app
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-200.
Summary
Nextcloud android is the official Android client for the Nextcloud home server platform. Internal paths to the Nextcloud Android app files are not properly protected. As a result access to internal files of the from within the Nextcloud Android app is possible. This may lead to a leak of sensitive information in some cases. It is recommended that the Nextcloud Android app is upgraded to 3.21.0. There are no known workarounds for this issue.
Why it matters now
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
Remediation
- Fix · CNA security-advisories (nextcloud) Fixed in 3.21.0
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-39210
References
More Nextcloud vulnerabilities
- TI-2022-11704 Sensitive files/data exist after deletion of user account in Nextcloud Android CVSS 3.1LOW 3.3
- 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
Sources
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