TI-2022-11707 Aliases CVE-2022-29163

Bypass of password requirements when sharing a folder via the Circles app in Nextcloud Server

LOW 22CWE-671Published 2022-05-20 · Updated 2025-04-23

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: Low
User interaction: None
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: —
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: Low · None · None
Fix status: Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

Nextcloud Server is the file server software for Nextcloud, a self-hosted productivity platform. Prior to versions 22.2.6 and 23.0.3, a user can create a link that is not password protected even if the administrator requires links to be password protected. Versions 22.2.6 and 23.0.3 contain a patch for this issue. There are currently no known workarounds.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV

EPSS 0.01111 66th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix Fixed security-advisories (nextcloud): 22.2.6, 23.0.3

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation: None
Automatable: No
Technical impact: Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
nextcloud	security-advisories	before 22.2.6; 23.0.0 to before 23.0.3	22.2.6, 23.0.3	Patch available	CNA

security-advisories Vendornextcloud Affected before 22.2.6; 23.0.0 to before 23.0.3 Fixed in 22.2.6, 23.0.3 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:nextcloud:nextcloud_server::::::::	before 22.2.6; 23.0.0 to before 23.0.3	Vulnerable	nextcloud

cpe:2.3:a:nextcloud:nextcloud_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 22.2.6; 23.0.0 to before 23.0.3 Vulnerable ·nextcloud

Remediation

Fix · CNA security-advisories (nextcloud) Fixed in 22.2.6, 23.0.3

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat's page for this CVE →

Not affected: 1 product

Red Hat

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-29163

References

Patch 2

Advisory 1

https://github.com/nextcloud/security-advisories/security/advisories/GHSA-pwjv-h37v-c4fx

Other 1

https://hackerone.com/reports/1406926

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Sources

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