CVE-2020-8224 (GCVE-0-2020-8224)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2020-08-10 13:35 – Updated: 2024-08-04 09:56
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
A code injection in Nextcloud Desktop Client 2.6.4 allowed to load arbitrary code when placing a malicious OpenSSL config into a fixed directory.
Severity
7.8 (High)
CWE
- CWE-94 - Code Injection (CWE-94)
Assigner
References
3 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://hackerone.com/reports/622170 | x_refsource_MISC |
| https://nextcloud.com/security/advisory/?id=NC-SA… | x_refsource_MISC |
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202009-09 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO |
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| n/a | Desktop Client |
Affected:
Fixed in 2.6.5
|
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