Vulnerability: Full Access to End-to-End Encrypted Folder in Nextcloud Desktop Client

Vulnerability: Full Access to End-to-End Encrypted Folder in Nextcloud Desktop Client

CVE-2023-28998 · MEDIUM Severity

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

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 gain full access to an end-to-end encrypted folder. They can decrypt files, recover the folder structure, and add new 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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