CVE-2021-37617

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This could lead to a case where a malicious user creates a malicious `Uninstall.exe`, which would be executed with administrative privileges on the Nextcloud Desktop Client installation. This issue is fixed in Nextcloud Desktop Client version 3.3.0. As a workaround, do not allow untrusted users to create content in the `C:\\` system folder and verify that there is no malicious `C:\\Uninstall.exe` file on the system."}, {"lang": "es", "value": "Nextcloud Desktop Client es una herramienta para sincronizar archivos del servidor Nextcloud con un ordenador. El cliente de escritorio Nextcloud invoca su script de desinstalaci\u00f3n cuando es instalado para asegurarse de que no se presentan restos de instalaciones anteriores. En versiones 3.0.3 hasta 3.2.4, el Cliente busca el archivo \"Uninstall.exe\" en una carpeta que puede ser escrita por usuarios habituales. Esto podr\u00eda conllevar a un caso en el que un usuario malicioso creara un \"Uninstall.exe\" malicioso, que se ejecutar\u00eda con privilegios administrativos en la instalaci\u00f3n de Nextcloud Desktop Client. Este problema es corregido en Nextcloud Desktop Client versi\u00f3n 3.3.0. Como soluci\u00f3n, no permita que usuarios que no son confiables crear contenido en la carpeta del sistema \"C:\\\" y verifique que no presente ning\u00fan archivo malicioso \"C:\\Uninstall.exe\" en el sistema."}], "id": "CVE-2021-37617", "lastModified": "2026-06-17T04:00:50.353", "metrics": {"cvssMetricV2": [{"acInsufInfo": false, "baseSeverity": "MEDIUM", "cvssData": {"accessComplexity": "MEDIUM", "accessVector": "LOCAL", "authentication": "NONE", "availabilityImpact": "PARTIAL", "baseScore": 4.4, "confidentialityImpact": "PARTIAL", "integrityImpact": "PARTIAL", "vectorString": "AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P", "version": "2.0"}, "exploitabilityScore": 3.4, "impactScore": 6.4, "obtainAllPrivilege": false, "obtainOtherPrivilege": false, "obtainUserPrivilege": false, "source": "nvd@nist.gov", "type": "Primary", "userInteractionRequired": true}], "cvssMetricV31": [{"cvssData": {"attackComplexity": "LOW", "attackVector": "LOCAL", "availabilityImpact": "HIGH", "baseScore": 7.3, "baseSeverity": "HIGH", "confidentialityImpact": "HIGH", "integrityImpact": "HIGH", "privilegesRequired": "LOW", "scope": "UNCHANGED", "userInteraction": "REQUIRED", "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H", "version": "3.1"}, "exploitabilityScore": 1.3, "impactScore": 5.9, "source": "security-advisories@github.com", "type": "Secondary"}, {"cvssData": {"attackComplexity": "LOW", "attackVector": "LOCAL", "availabilityImpact": "HIGH", "baseScore": 7.3, "baseSeverity": "HIGH", "confidentialityImpact": "HIGH", "integrityImpact": "HIGH", "privilegesRequired": "LOW", "scope": "UNCHANGED", "userInteraction": "REQUIRED", "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H", "version": "3.1"}, "exploitabilityScore": 1.3, "impactScore": 5.9, "source": "nvd@nist.gov", "type": "Primary"}]}, "published": "2021-08-18T18:15:08.063", "references": [{"source": "security-advisories@github.com", "tags": ["Patch", "Third Party Advisory"], "url": "https://github.com/nextcloud/desktop/pull/3497"}, {"source": "security-advisories@github.com", "tags": ["Third Party Advisory"], "url": "https://github.com/nextcloud/security-advisories/security/advisories/GHSA-6q2w-v879-q24v"}, {"source": "security-advisories@github.com", "tags": ["Permissions Required", "Third Party Advisory"], "url": "https://hackerone.com/reports/1240749"}, {"source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108", "tags": ["Patch", "Third Party Advisory"], "url": "https://github.com/nextcloud/desktop/pull/3497"}, {"source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108", "tags": ["Third Party Advisory"], "url": "https://github.com/nextcloud/security-advisories/security/advisories/GHSA-6q2w-v879-q24v"}, {"source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108", "tags": ["Permissions Required", "Third Party Advisory"], "url": "https://hackerone.com/reports/1240749"}], "sourceIdentifier": "security-advisories@github.com", "vulnStatus": "Modified", "weaknesses": [{"description": [{"lang": "en", "value": "CWE-426"}], "source": "security-advisories@github.com", "type": "Secondary"}, {"description": [{"lang": "en", "value": "CWE-427"}], "source": "nvd@nist.gov", "type": "Primary"}]}

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