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As a workaround, don't create user accounts with long passwords.","severity":{"version":"3.1","score":2.4,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L","level":"low","assessor":"cna","from":"cve"},"epss":{"day":"2026-11-10","score":0.00906,"percentile":0.60152,"model":"v2026.06.15"},"facts":{"in_kev":false,"known_exploited":false,"public_exploit":false,"fix_available":false},"cwes":["CWE-400","CWE-521"],"published":"2022-12-01T20:47:50Z","modified":"2026-10-28T02:31:12Z","products":[{"vendor":"kiteworks","product":"security-advisories"},{"vendor":"nextcloud","product":"nextcloud_server"},{"vendor":"nextcloud","product":"security-advisories"}],"references":[{"url":"https://github.com/nextcloud/security-advisories/security/advisories/GHSA-4gm7-j7wg-m4fx","tags":["x_refsource_CONFIRM","x_transferred","Third Party Advisory","advisory"]},{"url":"https://github.com/nextcloud/server/pull/34500","tags":["x_refsource_MISC","x_transferred","Patch","Third Party Advisory","fix"]},{"url":"https://hackerone.com/reports/1727424","tags":["x_refsource_MISC","x_transferred","Permissions Required","Third Party Advisory","web"]},{"url":"https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2022/41xxx/CVE-2022-41969.json","tags":["advisory"]},{"url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-41969","tags":["advisory"]}],"sources":{"cve":[{"id":"CVE-2022-41969","title":"Nextcloud Server has no password length limit when creating a user as an administrator","description":"Nextcloud Server is an open source personal cloud server. 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