CVE-2021-39220
Status: ModifiedLow (3.5)—
Nextcloud is an open-source, self-hosted productivity platform The Nextcloud Mail application prior to versions 1.10.4 and 1.11.0 does by default not render images in emails to not leak the read state or user IP. The privacy filter failed to filter images with a relative protocol. It is recommended that the Nextcloud Mail application is upgraded to 1.10.4 or 1.11.0. There are no known workarounds aside from upgrading.
CVSS
- Version: 3.1
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
- Base score: 3.5
Exploitation probability (EPSS)
- Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 0.78%
- Percentile among all scored CVEs: 55
- Score date: 10/6/2026
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST) estimates how likely a vulnerability is to be exploited in the wild within 30 days. It complements CVSS (impact) and CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).
Affected technologies (1)
CWEs
- CWE-20, CWE-200
- CWE-20
References
- https://github.com/nextcloud/mail/pull/5470
- https://github.com/nextcloud/security-advisories/security/advisories/GHSA-6q9v-wm8r-rcv5
- https://hackerone.com/reports/1308147
- https://github.com/nextcloud/mail/pull/5470
- https://github.com/nextcloud/security-advisories/security/advisories/GHSA-6q9v-wm8r-rcv5
- https://hackerone.com/reports/1308147
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