CVE-2025-66550: Nextcloud Calendar is a calendar app for Nextcloud

Routine

MEDIUM 5.7UPGRADE

CVE-2025-66550 is a medium-severity flaw (CVSS 5.7) affecting calendar. Below: why it ranks where it does, which versions are affected, what to do, and the exact commands.

Nextcloud Calendar is a calendar app for Nextcloud. Prior to 4.7.17 and 5.2.4, when a malicious user creates a calendar event with a crafted attachment that links to a download link of a file on the same Nextcloud server, the file would be downloaded without the user confirming the action. This vulnerability is fixed in 4.7.17 and 5.2.4.

Why this priority

No elevated risk signals yet

A fixed release or distro patch exists.

Risk facts

CVSS score	5.7 (Medium)
Attack vector	Network (remote)
Attack complexity	Low
Privileges needed	Low
User interaction	Required
EPSS exploit chance	0.3% (top 72%)
CISA exploited list	No
Weakness	CWE-241
Published	2025-12-05
Last modified	2026-10-18

Publisher (CNA): GitHub, Inc. · Vendor: nextcloud

Last updated 2026-10-18 · Sources: CVE Program, NVD, CISA KEV, EPSS and vendor advisories · How we score

Am I affected?

Timeline

2025-12-05 17:16 UTCPublished CVE record published
2026-10-18 14:10 UTCUpdated Record last modified

nextcloud calendar UPGRADE

Affected: >= 4.0.0 and < 4.7.17 · >= 5.0.0 and < 5.2.4

Fixed in: 4.7.17, 5.2.4

Safe to downgrade to: a release before 4.0.0

1. Check installed version

apt-cache policy calendar || rpm -q calendar || calendar --version

2. UPGRADE to 4.7.17 (Debian / Ubuntu)

sudo apt update && sudo apt install --only-upgrade calendar

2. UPGRADE (RHEL / Amazon Linux / Fedora)

sudo dnf upgrade calendar

Note

Distros often backport fixes without changing the version number. Confirm with the distro advisory or changelog.

3. If no update is available yet, DOWNGRADE to a release before 4.0.0 (Debian / Ubuntu)

apt-cache madison calendar sudo apt install calendar=<VERSION_BEFORE_4.0.0> sudo apt-mark hold calendar

3. If no update is available yet, DOWNGRADE (RHEL / Amazon Linux / Fedora)

dnf --showduplicates list calendar sudo dnf downgrade calendar-<VERSION_BEFORE_4.0.0> sudo dnf versionlock add calendar

Downgrade risk

Downgrading can break dependent software and may reopen older bugs. Read the distro advisory first and test on a non-production host.

After downgrade

Restart the service, and keep the package held until a fixed release ships.

Verify at the official source NVD · CVE Program · Report a problem with this page
Scores and fixes here are computed automatically from those and other public sources. Confirm with the vendor advisory before changing production systems.

Quick answers

How do I fix CVE-2025-66550?

calendar: upgrade to 4.7.17, 5.2.4. Exact commands for each OS are on this page.

Is CVE-2025-66550 being exploited?

CVE-2025-66550 is not on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list at the time of the last update. Check again, as this can change.

What does CVE-2025-66550 affect?

CVE-2025-66550 affects calendar. Severity is medium (CVSS 5.7). Nextcloud Calendar is a calendar app for Nextcloud. Prior to 4.7.17 and 5.2.4, when a malicious user creates a calendar event with a crafted attachment that links to a download link of a file on the same Nextcloud server, the file would be

How urgent is CVE-2025-66550?

Priority 27/100. No elevated risk signals yet.

Software pages

Nextcloud vulnerabilities

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References

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