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Nextcloud Desktop discloses information when attempting to lock a file inside a end-to-end encrypted directory

Type: advisorySources: OSV

Nextcloud Desktop is the desktop sync client for Nextcloud. Prior to 3.16.5, when trying to manually lock a file inside an end-to-end encrypted directory, the path of the file was sent to the server unencrypted, making it possible for administrators to see it in log files. This vulnerability is fixed in 3.16.5.

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CVEs
CVE-2025-66549
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2 Nov 2026, 19:54 UTC · Revision 1

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Nextcloud Desktop discloses information when attempting to lock a file inside a end-to-end encrypted directory

core-osv · Original source

Published 5 Dec 2025, 17:47 UTC

Nextcloud Desktop is the desktop sync client for Nextcloud. Prior to 3.16.5, when trying to manually lock a file inside an end-to-end encrypted directory, the path of the file was sent to the server unencrypted, making it possible for administrators to see it in log files. This vulnerability is fixed in 3.16.5.

osv:CVE-2025-66549
Complete source record
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