CVE-2021-32728

The Nextcloud Desktop Client is a tool to synchronize files from Nextcloud Server with a computer. Clients using the Nextcloud end-to-end encryption feature download the public and private key via an API endpoint. In versions prior to 3.3.0, the Nextcloud Desktop client fails to check if a private key belongs to previously downloaded public certificate. If the Nextcloud instance serves a malicious public key, the data would be encrypted for this key and thus could be accessible to a malicious actor. This issue is fixed in Nextcloud Desktop Client version 3.3.0. There are no known workarounds aside from upgrading.

• CWE-295

• https://github.com/nextcloud/desktop/pull/3338Patch, Third Party Advisory
• https://github.com/nextcloud/security-advisories/security/advisories/GHSA-f5fr-5gcv-6cc5Exploit, Third Party Advisory
• https://hackerone.com/reports/1189162Exploit, Third Party Advisory
• https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4974Third Party Advisory
• https://github.com/nextcloud/desktop/pull/3338Patch, Third Party Advisory
• https://github.com/nextcloud/security-advisories/security/advisories/GHSA-f5fr-5gcv-6cc5Exploit, Third Party Advisory
• https://hackerone.com/reports/1189162Exploit, Third Party Advisory
• https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4974Third Party Advisory

Published

Aug 18, 2021

Last Modified

Jun 17, 2026

Status

Modified

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