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CVE-2021-32802

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  • Published2021-09-07
  • Fixed in22.1.0 · 21.0.4 · 20.0.12
  • WeaknessCWE-829

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Description

Nextcloud server is an open source, self hosted personal cloud. Nextcloud supports rendering image previews for user provided file content. For some image types, the Nextcloud server was invoking a third-party library that wasn't suited for untrusted user-supplied content. There are several security concerns with passing user-generated content to this library, such as Server-Side-Request-Forgery, file disclosure or potentially executing code on the system. The risk depends on your system configuration and the installed library version. It is recommended that the Nextcloud Server is upgraded to 20.0.12, 21.0.4 or 22.1.0. These versions do not use this library anymore. As a workaround users may disable previews by setting `enable_previews` to `false` in `config.php`.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2021-09-0722:15CVE publishedNVD

Observed activity

isMalicious corpus · updated 2026-10-23 21:37 UTC
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Versions per branch

NVD
Nextcloud nextcloud server
BranchAffectedFixed in
22.x≥ 22.0.0, < 22.1.022.1.0
21.0≥ 21.0.0, < 21.0.421.0.4
20.0< 20.0.1220.0.12

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Fix

  1. Update Nextcloud nextcloud server to 22.1.0 · 21.0.4 · 20.0.12

Advisories and patches

Detection

Nuclei template
none so far
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
no entry
Exploit-DB
Proof-of-concept repositories
none listed
PoC-in-GitHub

Sources

  • CNACVSS 3.19.3read 2026-10-23
  • NVDCVSS 3.19.8read 2026-10-23
  • NVDCVSS 2.010read 2026-10-23
  • CNAweakness (CWE)CWE-829read 2026-10-23
  • NVDweakness (CWE)CWE-829read 2026-10-23
  • FIRST EPSSEPSS score2.6 %2026-10-23

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Published
2021-09-07
Last Modified
2026-06-17
NVD status
Modified

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-32802?

Nextcloud server is an open source, self hosted personal cloud. Nextcloud supports rendering image previews for user provided file content. For some image types, the Nextcloud server was invoking a third-party library that wasn't suited for untrusted user-supplied content. There are several security concerns with passing user-generated content to this library, such as Server-Side-Request-Forgery, file disclosure or potentially executing code on the system. The risk depends on your system configuration and the installed library version. It is recommended that the Nextcloud Server is upgraded to 20.0.12, 21.0.4 or 22.1.0. These versions do not use this library anymore. As a workaround users may disable previews by setting `enable_previews` to `false` in `config.php`.

Is CVE-2021-32802 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2021-32802 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 2.6% on 2026-10-23, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2021-32802?

CVE-2021-32802 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (CRITICAL severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

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