CVE-2025-66515: The Nextcloud Approval app allows approval or disapproval of files in the sidebar. Prior to 1.3.1 and 2.5.0, an…

CVE-2025-66515 · Severity: low · CVSS 2.7 · Published 2025-12-05

The Nextcloud Approval app allows approval or disapproval of files in the sidebar. Prior to 1.3.1 and 2.5.0, an authenticated user listed as a requester in a workflow can set another user’s file into the “pending approval” without access to the file by using the numeric file id. This vulnerability is fixed in 1.3.1 and 2.5.0.

Technologies: Nextcloud Approval. Vendors: Nextcloud.

Quick answers

Is CVE-2025-66515 exploited in the wild?
No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2025-66515 being exploited in the wild.
How severe is CVE-2025-66515?
Low severity, with a CVSS score of 2.7, published 5 December 2025.
Which products and versions are affected?
Nextcloud Approval. The advisory does not name versions.
Is there a fix for CVE-2025-66515?
No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.
Am I affected by CVE-2025-66515?
Check whether you run Nextcloud Approval. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

Affected products

  • Nextcloud Approval

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