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Nextcloud Server EUVDEUVD-2026-82622

| CVE-2026-82985 MEDIUM
Improper Access Control (CWE-284)
2026-09-18 hackerone GHSA-fp2m-3769-mjc9
6.5
CVSS 3.0 · Vendor: hackerone
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Attack ChainAIDerived

Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain

  1. Access
    Receive shared filter-based smart album
  2. Exploit
    Adjust own photosSourceFolders search config
  3. Execution
    Album query runs against owner's files with attacker config
  4. Impact
    Enumerate file names/IDs/metadata outside intended scope

Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A01:2025 - Broken Access Control
ASVS 5.0
V8 - Authorization Access control enforcement
MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique across 1 tactic: Defense Evasion

The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up.

Exploitation Conditions

Requires that the album owner has already shared a filter-based 'smart album' (an album whose contents are defined by search filters) with the attacker; without such a share there is no access. The attacker must be an authenticated Nextcloud user (PR:L) and must modify their own photosSourceFolders search-folder configuration to widen the resolved file set. Limiting factors: the vulnerability only exposes the owner's file *metadata* (name, file ID, attributes) - not file content - and only within the scope reachable via the smart album's filter, and it cannot reach files of users who have not shared such an album with the attacker.

Impact

This is a moderate, tightly-scoped authorization flaw (CWE-284) in the Nextcloud Server Photos app. The provided CVSS 3.0 vector (AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N = 6.5) correctly captures a confidentiality-only, network-reachable, authenticated issue with no integrity or availability impact. The C:H rating is arguably aggressive: the flaw discloses only file metadata (names, file IDs, other attributes) - not file contents - so I lean toward C:L, which would lower the score to ~4.3. Exploitation is strongly gated: the attacker must be a user with whom the album owner has *already shared* a filter-based smart album; there is no path to arbitrary users' files. No EPSS score, KEV listing, or POC is present in the input, so exploitation status is: no public exploit identified at time of analysis. This is a legitimate privacy/authorization bug worth patching but is not a widespread-exploitation priority - the trust prerequisite (an existing share to the attacker) and metadata-only disclosure keep real-world risk low-to-moderate. Note the EUVD affected-version string 'Server 32.0.0 <32.0.0' is malformed/contradictory and should be verified against the vendor advisory.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

A Nextcloud user is shared a filter-based smart album by another user. Because the smart album resolves its file listing using the *recipient's* photosSourceFolders search configuration rather than the owner's, the recipient configures their own search folders to enumerate the owner's files (names, IDs, metadata) in folders the owner never meant to expose. No public exploit code is identified; exploitation is manual and requires an existing share relationship.

This Month Plan within 30 days. Why: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9).
Patch available 0.2% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAIv1 – Sep 18, 2026

Metadata disclosure in Nextcloud Server's Photos app smart albums allows an authenticated user to enumerate file names, IDs, and other metadata from a sharer's folders that were never intended to be included in the shared album. This moderate, tightly scoped authorization flaw (CWE-284) occurs because the smart album builds its file listing using the viewing user's photosSourceFolders search configuration instead of the album owner's configuration; an attacker who has been granted a filter-based smart album share can modify their own folder settings to widen the search scope. No public exploit code is identified at time of analysis, and the independent assessment limits impact to metadata (not file content) within the filter-reachable scope; it cannot reach files of users who have not shared such an album.

RemediationAI

Patch available per vendor advisory; the provided data does not specify an exact fixed version, so apply the latest Nextcloud Server update from the vendor and consult the original report at https://hackerone.com/reports/3506873 for patch guidance. Until the update can be deployed, reduce exposure by not sharing filter-based smart albums with users who should not see metadata from other folders, and as an administrator consider temporarily disabling or restricting the Photos app smart-album sharing capability-this removes legitimate dynamic album sharing, so weigh that functional loss against the metadata-disclosure risk. Additional compensating controls include limiting the ability to create or share smart albums to trusted groups, and monitoring Nextcloud audit logs for unusual smart-album access or repeated metadata enumeration by authenticated users; these reduce but do not eliminate the flaw because the underlying authorization check remains incorrect.

Affected VersionsENISA

Server 32.0.0 <32.0.0

Affected Packages

euvd server fix: 32.0.0

Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)

Affects your stack

Affects 1 package in euvd

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Technical ContextAI · show details

Nextcloud Server's Photos app includes filter-based 'smart albums' that dynamically resolve their contents by executing a search over the owner's files. When an album owner shares a smart album, the listing should be constrained by the owner's folder configuration (photosSourceFolders), but the code applies the viewer's photosSourceFolders setting instead. This is a CWE-284 (Improper Access Control) instance: the authorization decision for which files are included in the shared album is made using the wrong principal. An authenticated remote user (CVSS PR:L) can exploit this by altering their own search folder configuration to include paths that the owner has access to, causing the owner's files in those folders to appear in the shared album's results if they match the album's filter. The CPE cpe:2.3:a:nextcloud:server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* confirms Nextcloud Server as the affected product; the ENISA EUVD entry EUVD-2026-82622 lists 'Server 32.0.0 <32.0.0' (malformed range). Only metadata-file names, file IDs, and other attributes-is exposed; content is not accessible. The supplied CVSS 3.0 vector assigned C:H, but our independent assessment lowers confidentiality to C:L because the leak is metadata-only and bounded by the shared album's filter and the requirement that a share exist.

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Severity by source

Vendor (hackerone) PRIMARY 6.5 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
vuln.today AI 4.3 MEDIUM

Authenticated recipient of an existing share (PR:L), network-reachable, no UI; only file metadata (not contents) is disclosed, so C:L and I/A:N.

3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
4.0 AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Primary rating from Vendor (hackerone).

CVSS VectorVendor: hackerone

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None

Lifecycle Timeline

1
Patch available
Sep 18, 2026 - 02:01 EUVD

DescriptionCVE.org

The Photos app's filter-based "smart albums" build their file listing using the search configuration (photosSourceFolders) of the user viewing the album, rather than the album owner's configuration. When an album owner shares a smart album with another user, that user's own folder configuration is used to determine which of the owner's files are searched - allowing them to discover files (name, file ID, and other metadata) in folders the album owner never intended to include in the shared album.

This requires the album owner to have shared a filter-based smart album with the attacker; it does not allow access to arbitrary users' files without such a share.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.2%
Top 90% exploitable
Prevalence
Medium
popular self-hosted collaboration server, but Photos smart-album sharing is a narrow feature
Data Quality
5 sources
Confidence: Medium

How this decision was reached

The engine reads each signal below and applies a fixed list of rules from top to bottom. The first rule that matches sets the recommended action – like a statement, every line is shown.

SignalValue
Severity MEDIUM
CISA KEV No
Public POC No
EPSS 0.2%
Patch available Yes
Active threat No
Deciding rule
MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9)
What every action level means
Emergency Immediate action required. Criteria: CRITICAL + in CISA KEV (actively exploited) without patch, OR CRITICAL + EPSS > 30% without patch, OR CRITICAL + active threat signals without patch.
Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Criteria: in KEV with patch available, OR CRITICAL + public POC, OR HIGH + EPSS > 10%, OR CRITICAL + active threat, OR any CRITICAL severity.
This Week Schedule remediation this week. Criteria: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9). Patch within normal change window.
This Month Plan within 30 days. Criteria: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9), lower exploitation probability. Include in regular patch cycle.
Monitor Track and reassess. Criteria: LOW severity (CVSS 0.1-3.9), minimal exploitation risk. No immediate action needed.

SSVC AssessmentENISA

SSVC Decision· derived
Scheduled
Exploitation
None
System Exposure· derived
Open
Automatable
No
Human Impact· derived
Medium
Technical Impact
Partial

Priority Score

32
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: 0
CVSS: +32
PoC: 0
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0

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