CVE-2023-28997
MEDIUMDescription
The Nextcloud Desktop Client is a tool to synchronize files from Nextcloud Server. Starting with version 3.0.0 and prior to version 3.6.5, a malicious server administrator can recover and modify the contents of end-to-end encrypted files. Users should upgrade the Nextcloud Desktop client to 3.6.5 to receive a patch. No known workarounds are available.
How to fix
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Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.
CVSS v3 Vector
Exploitability
Impact
CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N
Exploit Intelligence
Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 63% of all known CVEs.
References
Related Vulnerabilities
Other CWE-323 vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all
| CVE | Severity | CVSS | EPSS | Exploited | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2017-13082 | High | 8.1 | 4.6% | - | Fix |
| CVE-2026-49952 | Critical | 9.1 | 4.2% | - | - |
| CVE-2017-7902 | Critical | 9.8 | 2.6% | - | - |
| CVE-2017-13080 | Medium | 5.3 | 2.3% | - | Fix |
| CVE-2017-13084 | Medium | 6.8 | 2.2% | - | - |
| CVE-2017-13079 | Medium | 5.3 | 2.1% | - | Fix |
Common questions
How do I fix CVE-2023-28997?
Upgrade nextcloud-desktop on debian 11 to 3.1.1-2+deb11u2 or later.
Is CVE-2023-28997 being actively exploited?
Not that we know of. CVE-2023-28997 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 1.1% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 63% of all scored CVEs.
How severe is CVE-2023-28997?
CVE-2023-28997 has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.7, rated medium. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.
What does CVE-2023-28997 affect?
Published advisories record a fix for nextcloud-desktop (Debian). Only products with a sourced advisory are listed, so treat this as what we can cite rather than a complete inventory.
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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2025-11-03.