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CVE-2021-41178

23
FAUCET Score

CVE-2021-41178 is a file traversal vulnerability affecting Nextcloud Server versions prior to 20.0.13, 21.0.5, and 22.2.0. This flaw allows an authenticated attacker to download arbitrary SVG images from the host system, including user-provided files. Rated as Medium severity with a CVSS score of 6.5, the vulnerability has a low attack complexity and could lead to high confidentiality impact, potentially enabling XSS/phishing attacks despite Nextcloud's Content-Security-Policy. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
>= 20.0.3, < 20.0.13CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:nextcloud:server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 21.0.1, < 21.0.5CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:nextcloud:server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 22.1.1, < 22.2.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:nextcloud:server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

8.8HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
2.8
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
1.73%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
75.2%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0173 is in the 88th percentile among its peer group of 21,958 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (1)

github_advisorypatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch

References

github.com / nextcloud/security-advisories/security/advisories/GHSA-jp9c-vpr3-m5rf
Third Party Advisory
github.com / nextcloud/server/pull/28726
PatchThird Party Advisory
hackerone.com / reports/1302155
Permissions Required
security.gentoo.org / glsa/202208-17
Third Party Advisory