Nextcloud: PIN bypass in PassCodeActivity via back button
Priority LOW 20CWE-287Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Physical
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · Low · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-287.
Summary
Nextcloud is an open source content collaboration platform. From version 33.0.0 to before version 33.1.0, after unlocking a locked Android phone the back-button could be used to bypass the Nextcloud Files app PIN. This issue has been patched in version 33.1.0.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00153 4th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed security-advisories (nextcloud): 33.1.0
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
Remediation
- Fix · CNA security-advisories (nextcloud) Fixed in 33.1.0
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-45153
References
More nextcloud vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-18211 Windmill < 1.615.0 Operator Role Missing Authorization Checks RCE CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
- TI-2023-14838 NextCloud Cookbook's pull-checks.yml workflow is vulnerable to OS Command Injection CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2022-08650 Command Injection in Appointment Emails for Nextcloud Calendar CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2023-20855 Users can delete external storage mount points CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.7
- TI-2023-11091 Nextcloud download permissions can be changed by resharer CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2023-10624 Nextcloud Server vulnerable to SSRF via filter bypass due to lax checking on IPs CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.3
Sources
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