CVE-2026-45159 PUBLISHED

Nextcloud: Files drop share links for end-to-end encrypted folders allowed to drop files into other folders of the share owner

Assigner: GitHub_M
Reserved: 08.05.2026 Published: 01.06.2026 Updated: 01.06.2026

Nextcloud is an open source content collaboration platform. From versions 1.15.0 to before 1.15.4, 1.16.0 to before 1.16.3, 1.17.0 to before 1.17.1, and 1.18.0 to before 1.18.1, a malicious user with access to an end-to-end encrypted files drop link was able to also drop files into other end-to-end encrypted folders of the share owner. Reading and modifying of other files was not possible. This issue has been patched in versions 1.15.4, 1.16.3, 1.17.1, 1.18.1, and 2.0.0-rc.7.

Metrics

CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
CVSS Score: 3.5

Product Status

Vendor nextcloud
Product security-advisories
Versions
  • Version >= 1.15.0, < 1.15.4 is affected
  • Version >= 1.16.0, < 1.16.3 is affected
  • Version >= 1.17.0, < 1.17.1 is affected
  • Version >= 1.18.0, < 1.18.1 is affected

References

Problem Types

  • CWE-639: Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key CWE