CVE-2021-41239

User enumeration setting not respected in Nextcloud server

MEDIUM
5.3
CVSS Score
Published: March 8, 2022 at 06:05 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 04:08 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorNextcloud/server

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Severity
MEDIUM5.3
Exploit prediction
EPSS 1%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

Nextcloud server is a self hosted system designed to provide cloud style services. In affected versions the User Status API did not consider the user enumeration settings by the administrator. This allowed a user to enumerate other users on the instance, even when user listings where disabled. It is recommended that the Nextcloud Server is upgraded to 20.0.14, 21.0.6 or 22.2.1. There are no known workarounds.

Affected

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

v < 20.0.1421.0.0 ≤ v < 21.0.622.2.0
Affected range stops below 20.0.14, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 21.0.6, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

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

References (4)

x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/nextcloud/server/issues/27122
x_refsource_MISCPatchThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/nextcloud/server/pull/29260
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOThird Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202208-17

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitAutomatablePartial impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

5.3MEDIUMGitHub_M
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
LOW
Integrity
NONE
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-200CWE-862

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