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Vulnerability record · CVE-2020-8227 · published 21 August 2020

CVE-2020-8227: Nextcloud desktop path traversal vulnerability

Nextcloud · Desktop

Missing sanitization of a server response in Nextcloud Desktop Client 2.6.4 for Linux allowed a malicious Nextcloud Server to store files outside of the dedicated sync directory.

6.8 CVSS 3.1 Medium EPSS 26% · top 2.1% CWE-22 · Path traversal
6.8CVSS 3.1 base score, v2 7.1
26%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
6References, 4 tagged exploit
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

Missing sanitization of a server response in Nextcloud Desktop Client 2.6.4 for Linux allowed a malicious Nextcloud Server to store files outside of the dedicated sync directory.

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

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
https://hackerone.com/reports/590319 ExploitThird Party Advisory
https://nextcloud.com/security/advisory/?id=NC-SA-2020-032 Broken LinkExploitVendor Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202009-09 Third Party Advisory
https://hackerone.com/reports/590319 ExploitThird Party Advisory
https://nextcloud.com/security/advisory/?id=NC-SA-2020-032 Broken LinkExploitVendor Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202009-09 Third Party Advisory

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2020-8227), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.