Medium severity · published May 16, 2025
CVE-2025-47792
Nextcloud Desktop 3rdparty applications can create share links via socket API
6.1
CVSS
0.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Nextcloud Desktop is the desktop sync client for Nextcloud. In versions of Nextcloud Desktop prior to 3.15, 3rdparty applications already installed on a user machine can create link shares for almost all data via the socket API. These shares can then be easily sent off to an external service. Nextcloud Desktop fixes the issue in version 3.15. No known workarounds are available.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
Low
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.2% · higher than 8% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
SE
security-advisories · nextcloud
< 3.15 · source: vendor
DE
Desktop · Nextcloud
before 3.15.0 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-47792
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-47792
Patch
https://github.com/nextcloud/desktop/pull/7517
Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/nextcloud/security-advisories/security/advisories/GHSA-qm2f-959g-7p65
Permissions Required
https://hackerone.com/reports/1995856
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