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.
References
| Link | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://ethz.ch/content/dam/ethz/special-interest/infk/inst-infsec/appliedcrypto/education/theses/report_DanieleCoppola.pdf | Exploit Technical Description Third Party Advisory |
| https://github.com/nextcloud/desktop/pull/5324 | Patch |
| https://github.com/nextcloud/security-advisories/security/advisories/GHSA-4p33-rw27-j5fc | Vendor Advisory |
| https://ethz.ch/content/dam/ethz/special-interest/infk/inst-infsec/appliedcrypto/education/theses/report_DanieleCoppola.pdf | Exploit Technical Description Third Party Advisory |
| https://github.com/nextcloud/desktop/pull/5324 | Patch |
| https://github.com/nextcloud/security-advisories/security/advisories/GHSA-4p33-rw27-j5fc | Vendor Advisory |
| https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/09/msg00018.html |
Configurations
History
03 Nov 2025, 19:15
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| References | () https://ethz.ch/content/dam/ethz/special-interest/infk/inst-infsec/appliedcrypto/education/theses/report_DanieleCoppola.pdf - Exploit, Technical Description, Third Party Advisory | |
| References | () https://github.com/nextcloud/desktop/pull/5324 - Patch | |
| References | () https://github.com/nextcloud/security-advisories/security/advisories/GHSA-4p33-rw27-j5fc - Vendor Advisory | |
| CVSS |
v2 : v3 : |
v2 : unknown
v3 : 6.7 |
10 Apr 2023, 17:48
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| CPE | cpe:2.3:a:nextcloud:desktop:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
| CVSS |
v2 : v3 : |
v2 : unknown
v3 : 6.5 |
| First Time |
Nextcloud
Nextcloud desktop |
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| References | (MISC) https://github.com/nextcloud/desktop/pull/5324 - Patch | |
| References | (MISC) https://github.com/nextcloud/security-advisories/security/advisories/GHSA-4p33-rw27-j5fc - Vendor Advisory | |
| References | (MISC) https://ethz.ch/content/dam/ethz/special-interest/infk/inst-infsec/appliedcrypto/education/theses/report_DanieleCoppola.pdf - Exploit, Technical Description, Third Party Advisory |
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Information
Published : 2023-04-04 13:15
Updated : 2025-11-03 19:15
NVD link : CVE-2023-28997
Mitre link : CVE-2023-28997
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2023-28997
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Products Affected
nextcloud
- desktop
CWE
CWE-323
Reusing a Nonce, Key Pair in Encryption
