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Medium · 5.7 CVE-2021-32727 EUVD-2021-19509

End-to-end encryption device setup did not verify public key

Published Jul 12, 2021 · Updated Aug 3, 2024 · Assigned by GitHub_M

Description

Nextcloud Android Client is the Android client for Nextcloud. Clients using the Nextcloud end-to-end encryption feature download the public and private key via an API endpoint. In versions prior to 3.16.1, the Nextcloud Android client skipped a step that involved the client checking if a private key belonged to a previously downloaded public certificate. If the Nextcloud instance served a malicious public key, the data would be encrypted for this key and thus could be accessible to a malicious actor. The vulnerability is patched in version 3.16.1. As a workaround, do not add additional end-to-end encrypted devices to a user account.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
nextcloud security-advisories < 3.16.1 —

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