Nextcloud Server app passwords bypass password confirmation
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- Privilege escalation
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · High · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-269.
Summary
Nextcloud Server from 32.0.0 through 34.0.0 is affected. Improper privilege management (CWE-269) lets app passwords skip password confirmation on sensitive endpoints. A remote attacker with low privileges and no user interaction can modify data.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-04
Description from the CNA
App passwords were allowed to bypass password confirmation on sensitive endpoints.
Why it matters now
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
The sources list no fixed version for Nextcloud Server.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-04
Timeline
- 2026-10-27 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-77172
- 2026-11-04 CISA SSVC decision points changed
References
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Sources
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