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Vulnerability · CVE-2026-77173

A user could create a docx or odt file with a # in the filename with confidential information such as a credit card number and have it not be marked as confidential.

Published Oct 27, 2026 · catalog updated Oct 27, 2026 · Nextcloud Files Confidential

Last checked Nov 2, 2026. A connected source was read within the last 7 days.

Check if you run it

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-77173. EPSS is 0.21%. Act only if a listed version of Nextcloud Files Confidential is installed.

Gaps on this record

  • No version range is stored. A customer cannot check an installed version against this record.
  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
Severity
Medium4.3
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
0.21%
Remediation
Not established
Affected products
vendor Nextcloud Files Confidential

A user could create a docx or odt file with a # in the filename with confidential information such as a credit card number and have it not be marked as confidential.

Are you affected?

Enter the version you run. The result uses only the ranges stored on this record.

The check returns affected, not affected, or incomplete. It does not guess a version that is missing from the record.

  • vendor Nextcloud Files Confidentialversion unspecified

How to fix CVE-2026-77173

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-77173. EPSS is 0.21%. Act only if a listed version of Nextcloud Files Confidential is installed.

Which versions are affected?

Affected version ranges are not on this record. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

CWE-284: Improper Access Control. EPSS 0.21%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Technology hubs

Nextcloud security

Code

The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.

No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Oct 27, 2026 · BSI CERT-Bund

    Detected

    CVE-2026-77173 is listed by Nextcloud (Server, Tables, Whiteboard, Files Confidential, Collectives, Richdocuments): Mehrere Schwachstellen.

  2. Oct 27, 2026 · CVE.org

    Updated

    A user could create a docx or odt file with a # in the filename with confidential information such as a credit card number and have it not be marked as confidential.

Sources

  • BSI CERT-BundGovernment advisoryCVE-2026-77173

    Nextcloud (Server, Tables, Whiteboard, Files Confidential, Collectives, Richdocuments): Mehrere Schwachstellen

    wid.cert-bund.de
  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2026-77173

    A user could create a docx or odt file with a # in the filename with confidential information such as a credit card number and have it not be marked as confidential.

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2026-77173

    30-day exploitation probability 0.21%

    first.org

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Nov 2, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.

  • FIRST EPSSNov 2, 2026
  • BSI CERT-BundOct 28, 2026
  • CVE.orgOct 27, 2026