CVE-2020-8225

HIGH
7.5
CVSS Score
Published: September 18, 2020 at 08:11 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 03:26 AM UTC
2 products affected across 2 vendorsDesktopDesktop

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Severity
HIGH7.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.9%

Description

A cleartext storage of sensitive information in Nextcloud Desktop Client 2.6.4 gave away information about used proxies and their authentication credentials.

Affected

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

Desktop· Nextcloudnextcloud-app
95%
v < 2.6.5
Affected range stops below 2.6.5, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
All versions
Vendor states this is fixed in 2.6.5 (unaffected)

Remediation

No guide yet

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

References (2)

x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory
https://hackerone.com/reports/685990

CVSS

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

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-312

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