Nextcloud Desktop Client: User-assisted execution of arbitrary code

Nextcloud Desktop Client: User-assisted execution of arbitrary code A vulnerability in Nextcloud Desktop Client could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary commands. nextcloud-client 2021-05-26 2021-05-26 783531 remote 3.1.3 3.1.3

The Nextcloud Desktop Client is a tool to synchronize files from Nextcloud Server with your computer.

It was discovered that Nextcloud Desktop Client did not validate URLs.

A remote attacker could entice a user to connect to a malicious Nextcloud server to cause the execution of arbitrary commands with the privileges of the user running the Nextcloud Desktop Client application.

There is no known workaround at this time.

All Nextcloud Desktop Client users should upgrade to the latest version:


      # emerge --sync
      # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-misc/nextcloud-client-3.1.3"

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