CVE-2020-8140

MEDIUM
6.7
CVSS Score
Published: March 20, 2020 at 08:20 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 03:25 AM UTC
2 products affected across 2 vendorsDesktopDesktop· also runs on 1 platform

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Severity
MEDIUM6.7
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.7%

Description

A code injection in Nextcloud Desktop Client 2.6.2 for macOS allowed to load arbitrary code when starting the client with DYLD_INSERT_LIBRARIES set in the environment.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Desktop· Nextcloudnextcloud-app
95%
v < 2.6.3
Affected range stops below 2.6.3, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
apple-macos (environment)
All versions
Vendor states this is fixed in 2.6.3 (unaffected)

Runs on — not affected

The affected product only carries this flaw when running on these platforms. The platforms themselves are not vulnerable.

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

References (2)

x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory
https://hackerone.com/reports/633266
x_refsource_CONFIRMBroken LinkVendor Advisory
https://nextcloud.com/security/advisory/?id=NC-SA-2020-016

CVSS

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
HIGH
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-94

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