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TI-2022-20223 Aliases CVE-2022-41882

Nextcloud Desktop vulnerable to code injection via malicious link

Priority LOW 35CWE-94Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Required
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-94.

Summary

The Nextcloud Desktop Client is a tool to synchronize files from Nextcloud Server with your computer. In version 3.6.0, if a user received a malicious file share and has it synced locally or the virtual filesystem enabled and clicked a nc://open/ link it will open the default editor for the file type of the shared file, which on Windows can also sometimes mean that a file depending on the type, e.g. "vbs", is being executed. It is recommended that the Nextcloud Desktop client is upgraded to version 3.6.1. As a workaround, users can block the Nextcloud Desktop client 3.6.0 by setting the `minimum.supported.desktop.version` system config to `3.6.1` on the server, so new files designed to use this attack vector are not downloaded anymore. Already existing files can still be used. Another workaround would be to enforce shares to be accepted by setting the `sharing.force_share_accept` system config to `true` on the server, so new files designed to use this attack vector are not downloaded anymore. Already existing shares can still be abused.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00492 42nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

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-advisories= 3.6.0—No fix listedCNA
  • security-advisories Vendornextcloud Affected = 3.6.0 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:nextcloud:desktop:3.6.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*3.6.0Vulnerablenextcloud
  • cpe:2.3:a:nextcloud:desktop:3.6.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.6.0 Vulnerable ·nextcloud

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat's page for this CVE →

Not affected: 1 product
  • Red Hat

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-41882

References

  • TI-2022-18709 Cross-site scripting (XSS) in Nextcloud Desktop Client CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
  • TI-2022-18708 Cross-site scripting (XSS) in Nextcloud Desktop Client CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.4
  • TI-2022-18707 Cross-site Scripting (XSS) in Nexcloud Desktop Client CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.4
  • TI-2022-18710 nextcloudcmd incorrectly trusts bad TLS certificates CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.7
  • TI-2020-06645 Path traversal in Desktop Client CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.8
  • TI-2021-05740 Injection in Nextcloud Desktop Client CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
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Sources