CVE-2023-28997
6.7MEDIUMThe Nextcloud Desktop Client is a tool to synchronize files from Nextcloud Server. Starting with version 3.0.0 and prior to version 3.6.5, a malicious server administrator can recover and modify the c
Published: 4/4/2023Updated: 11/3/2025
Description
The Nextcloud Desktop Client is a tool to synchronize files from Nextcloud Server. Starting with version 3.0.0 and prior to version 3.6.5, a malicious server administrator can recover and modify the contents of end-to-end encrypted files. Users should upgrade the Nextcloud Desktop client to 3.6.5 to receive a patch. No known workarounds are available.
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Affected Products
nextclouddesktop
References
- https://ethz.ch/content/dam/ethz/special-interest/infk/inst-infsec/appliedcrypto/education/theses/report_DanieleCoppola.pdfExploitTechnical DescriptionThird Party Advisory
- https://github.com/nextcloud/desktop/pull/5324Patch
- https://github.com/nextcloud/security-advisories/security/advisories/GHSA-4p33-rw27-j5fcVendor Advisory
- https://ethz.ch/content/dam/ethz/special-interest/infk/inst-infsec/appliedcrypto/education/theses/report_DanieleCoppola.pdfExploitTechnical DescriptionThird Party Advisory
- https://github.com/nextcloud/desktop/pull/5324Patch
- https://github.com/nextcloud/security-advisories/security/advisories/GHSA-4p33-rw27-j5fcVendor Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/09/msg00018.html