CVE-2021-32802
CRITICALEPSS 84th pctlDescription
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`.
How to fix
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Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.
CVSS v3 Vector
Exploitability
Impact
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:L
Exploit Intelligence
Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 84% of all known CVEs.
References
Related Vulnerabilities
Other CWE-829 vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all
| CVE | Severity | CVSS | EPSS | Exploited | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2018-17246 | Critical | 9.8 | 82% | - | Fix |
| CVE-2024-5762 | High | 8.1 | 72% | - | - |
| CVE-2026-0770 | Critical | 9.8 | 63% | KEV | - |
| CVE-2018-7422 | High | 7.5 | 62% | - | - |
| CVE-2023-2249 | High | 8.8 | 61% | - | - |
| CVE-2025-32463 | Critical | 9.3 | 59% | KEV | Fix |
Common questions
How do I fix CVE-2021-32802?
Upgrade nextcloud server to 22.1.0 or later.
Is CVE-2021-32802 being actively exploited?
Not that we know of. CVE-2021-32802 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 2.6% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 84% of all scored CVEs.
How severe is CVE-2021-32802?
CVE-2021-32802 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.3, rated critical. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.
What does CVE-2021-32802 affect?
Published advisories record a fix for nextcloud server (NVD). Only products with a sourced advisory are listed, so treat this as what we can cite rather than a complete inventory.
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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2024-11-21.