CVE-2026-45159 (GCVE-0-2026-45159)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-06-01 16:39 – Updated: 2026-06-01 19:30
VLAI
Title
Nextcloud: Files drop share links for end-to-end encrypted folders allowed to drop files into other folders of the share owner
Summary
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.
Severity
3.5 (Low)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)
CWE
  • CWE-639 - Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
nextcloud security-advisories Affected: >= 1.15.0, < 1.15.4
Affected: >= 1.16.0, < 1.16.3
Affected: >= 1.17.0, < 1.17.1
Affected: >= 1.18.0, < 1.18.1
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